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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2003
John Martin Ludden, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Jeremy John Salsman, Rochester, MN (US);
John Martin Ludden, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Jeremy John Salsman, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for implementing a level bias function for branch prediction control for generating test simulation vectors. User selected options are received for a set of constraints for generating test simulation vectors for branch conditional instructions. Current resource values for predicting a branch for a branch conditional instruction are read. A branch operand field is generated to include a set of valid values using the current resource values and based upon said user selected constraints. The branch operand field defines conditions under which a branch is taken.