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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Applicants:
David a Helder, Holland, MI (US);
Kalyan Muthukumar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
David A Helder, Holland, MI (US);
Kalyan Muthukumar, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F009/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a mechanism that facilitates speculative execution of instructions within software-pipelined loops. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a software-pipelined loop is initialized with a speculative instruction deactivated. At least one initiation interval of the software-pipelined loop is executed, and the speculative instruction is activated. Subsequent initiation intervals of the software-pipelined loop are then executed.