Apparatus and method for generating VLIW, and processor and method for processing VLIW

摘要

An apparatus and method for generating a very long instruction word (VLIW) command that supports predicated execution, and a VLIW processor and method for processing a VLIW are provided herein. The VLIW command includes an instruction bundle formed of a plurality of instructions to be executed in parallel and a single value indicating predicated execution, and is generated using the apparatus and method for generating a VLIW command. The VLIW processor decodes the instruction bundle and executes the instructions, which are included in the decoded instruction bundle, in parallel, according to the value indicating predicated execution.

主权项

1. An apparatus for generating a very long instruction word (VLIW) command, the apparatus comprising:
a memory for storing an instruction set used to generate the VLIW; and a compiler for generating the VLIW command based on the instruction set, the VLIW command comprising an instruction bundle formed of instructions to be executed in parallel and a single value indicating predicated execution for all of the instructions in the bundle, wherein the single value indicates whether the instructions in the bundle are executed.