SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ACCESSING A STATE MACHINE

摘要

A device (14), includes an instruction buffer (133). The instruction buffer (133) is configured to store instructions related to at least a portion of a data stream to be analyzed by a state machine engine as the device (14). The state machine engine includes configurable elements (60) configured to analyze the at least a portion of a data stream and to selectively output the result of the analysis. Additionally, the instruction buffer (133) is configured to receive the indications as part of a direct memory access (DMA) transfer.