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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2006
Stephan Jourdan, Portland, OR (US);
Michael Fetterman, Combourne, GB;
Michael Cornaby, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Per Hammarlund, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ronak Signhal, Beaverton, OR (US);
Glenn Hinton, Portland, OR (US);
Stephan Jourdan, Portland, OR (US);
Michael Fetterman, Combourne, GB;
Michael Cornaby, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Per Hammarlund, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ronak Signhal, Beaverton, OR (US);
Glenn Hinton, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for vector completion mask (VCM) handling are provided. A data structure includes a mask field for each operand of a particular operation. A processor attempts to execute the operation with multiple operands, which are identified in the data structure by the mask fields. If operands are successfully retrieved for execution with the operation, then the corresponding mask field within the data structure is cleared. The processor can reset if any field remains set within the data structure and can re-process the operation with operands that were not previously handled with the operation.