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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1997
Vladimir Y Volkonsky, Moscow, RU;
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for handling an overflow condition in a processor is disclosed. A first plurality of signal data is packed into a first memory location so as to form a first word. A second plurality of signal data is packed into a second memory location so as to form a second word. A bitwise operation is then performed between the first word and the second word to produce a result. The result of the operation is then stored in a k bit memory location so as to form a third word. The third word is then shifted left (k-9) bits. A bit mask is then obtained by arithmetic shifting the third word right (k-1) bits. A logical OR operation is then performed between the bit mask and the result.