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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick Boyle, Los Altos, CA (US);
David Keppel, Seattle, WA (US);
Alex Klaiber, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Edmund Kelly, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/320 ; G06F 1/328 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/320 ; G06F 1/328 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and a method for generating an interrupt when a direct memory access by an I/O device is desired, suspending the operation of the microprocessor in response to the interrupt, placing state of the morph host to a last known correct state in response to the interrupt, determining the memory operation commanded by the I/O device, and utilizing the microprocessor to execute the memory operation commanded by the I/O device.