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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon Taylor Davis, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Llewellyn Bradley Marshall, IV, Cary, NC (US);
Clarence Rosser Ogilvie, Huntington, VT (US);
Paul Colvin Stabler, South Burlington, VT (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/200 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/200 ;
Abstract
A cache based processing system is provided with a loop detection circuit for detecting the entry into and termination of program loops and for enabling peripheral device access to the main memory after completion of the first pass through the loop and terminating access when the program leaves the loop.