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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
Uri Dayan, Hertzelia, IL;
Aviram Amir, Petach-Tikva, IL;
Itzhaki Barak, Kadima, IL;
Shahar Nahum, Ashdod, IL;
Idan Rozenberg, Raanana, IL;
Ron Shaposhnikov, Kiriat Shmona, IL;
Erez Steinberg, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Uri Dayan, Hertzelia, IL;
Aviram Amir, Petach-Tikva, IL;
Itzhaki Barak, Kadima, IL;
Shahar Nahum, Ashdod, IL;
Idan Rozenberg, Raanana, IL;
Ron Shaposhnikov, Kiriat Shmona, IL;
Erez Steinberg, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for executing an instruction, the method includes: executing a compare and configure mask instruction, wherein the executing comprises: performing a comparison to provide a comparison result; and configuring, in response to the comparison result, a multiple bit mask that is stored in a multiple-purpose register; wherein all bits of the multiple bit mask are configured to have the same value; and applying an algorithmic operation on the multiple bit mask to provide an algorithmic operation result; wherein the algorithmic operation result represents an outcome of a high level programming language conditional statement.