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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Aniruddha Sane, Bangalore, IN;
Nagesh Chatekar, Bangalore, IN;
Chengfuh Jeffrey Tang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Glenn Nissen, Caledon East, CA;
Inventors:
Aniruddha Sane, Bangalore, IN;
Nagesh Chatekar, Bangalore, IN;
Chengfuh Jeffrey Tang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Glenn Nissen, Caledon East, CA;
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method, for reprogramming registers without having to reprogram unchanged registers. The registers are divided into groups based on common characteristics or functions. The values for the groups that differ from the current values are written into a linked list, which is then loaded into the appropriate registers. The linked list contains information indicating the groups of registers in the linked list.