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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James E White, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Kenneth P Griesser, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395595 ; 39580041 ;
Abstract
An optimized compare-and-branch instruction for execution in a RISC type microprocessor. An instruction sequencer implemented in the microprocessor is responsive to a compare-and-branch instruction for efficient execution. The instruction sequencer detects a compare-and-branch instruction and executes it as a regular compare instruction. On the next cycle the instruction sequencer translates the instruction into a branch instruction and provides the translated instruction for execution by one of the execution units. The branch is executed, either taken or not taken, and normal program flow continues.