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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2011
Alastair David Reid, Fulbourn, GB;
Alastair David Reid, Fulbourn, GB;
ARM Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
A data processing apparatus is disclosed, having: an instruction decoder configured to decode a stream of instructions, a data processor configured to process the decoded stream of instructions; wherein in response to a plurality of adjacent instructions within the stream of instructions execution of which is dependent upon a data condition being met and whose execution when said data condition is not met does not change a state of said processing apparatus, the processor is configured to: commence determining whether the data condition is met or not; and commence processing said plurality of adjacent instructions; and in response to determining that said data condition is not met; skip to a next instruction to be executed after said plurality of adjacent instructions without executing any intermediate ones of said plurality of adjacent instructions not yet executed and continue execution at the next instruction.