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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2010
Abhishek Bansal, Bangalore, IN;
Nitin Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Brad L. Herold, Austin, TX (US);
Jayakumar N Sankarannair, Bangalore, IN;
Abhishek Bansal, Bangalore, IN;
Nitin Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Brad L. Herold, Austin, TX (US);
Jayakumar N Sankarannair, Bangalore, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
In one implementation, processor testing may include the ability to randomly generate a first plurality of branch instructions for a first portion of an instruction set, each branch instruction in the first portion branching to a respective instruction in a second portion of the instruction set, the branching of the branch instructions to the respective instructions being arranged in a sequential manner. Processor testing may also include the ability to randomly generate a second plurality of branch instructions for the second portion of the instruction set, each branch instruction in the second portion branching to a respective instruction in the first portion of the instruction set, the branching of the branch instructions to the respective instructions being arranged in a sequential manner. Processor testing may additionally include the ability to generate a plurality of instructions to increment a counter when each branch instruction is encountered during execution.