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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2007
Kiran Ravi Seth, Morrisville, NC (US);
James Norris Dieffenderfer, Apex, NC (US);
Michael Scott Mcilvaine, Raleigh, NC (US);
Nathan Samuel Nunamaker, Durham, NC (US);
Kiran Ravi Seth, Morrisville, NC (US);
James Norris Dieffenderfer, Apex, NC (US);
Michael Scott McIlvaine, Raleigh, NC (US);
Nathan Samuel Nunamaker, Durham, NC (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of processing a plurality of instructions in multiple pipeline stages within a pipeline processor is disclosed. The method partially or wholly executes a stalled instruction in a pipeline stage that has a function other than instruction execution prior to the execution stage within the processor. Partially or wholly executing the instruction prior to the execution stage in the pipeline speeds up the execution of the instruction and allows the processor to more effectively utilize its resources, thus increasing the processor's efficiency.