发明名称 |
System and method for fast branching using a programmable branch table |
摘要 |
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a programmable table which allows software to define a plurality of branching functions, each of which maps a vector of condition codes to a branch offset. This technique allows for a flexible multi-way branching functionality, using a conditional branch outcome table that can be specified by a programmer. Any instruction can specify the evaluation of arbitrary conditional expressions to compute the values for the condition codes, and can choose a particular branching function. When the processor executes the instruction, the processor's arithmetic/logical functional units evaluate the conditional expressions and then the processor performs the branch operation, according to the specified branching function. |
申请公布号 |
EP2439635(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.11.16 |
申请号 |
EP20110191181 |
申请日期 |
2009.03.30 |
申请人 |
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. |
发明人 |
GUPTA, ANURAG P.;KEEN, JOHN;LIBBY, JEFFREY G.;FRAILONG, JEAN-MARC;GODBOLE, AVANINDRA;YELURI, SHARADA |
分类号 |
G06F9/26;G06F9/30;G06F9/38 |
主分类号 |
G06F9/26 |
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