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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Abhishek Bansal, Bangalore, IN;
Nitin P. Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Brad L. Herold, Austin, TX (US);
Jayakumar N. Sankarannair, Bangalore, IN;
Abhishek Bansal, Bangalore, IN;
Nitin P. Gupta, Bangalore, IN;
Brad L. Herold, Austin, TX (US);
Jayakumar N. Sankarannair, Bangalore, IN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Processors may be tested according to various implementations. In one general implementation, a process for processor testing may include randomly generating 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. The process may also include randomly generating 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. The process may additionally include generating a plurality of instructions to increment a counter when each branch instruction is encountered during execution.