发明名称 |
Method and Apparatus for Hardware Awareness of Data Types |
摘要 |
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions in a processor for associating a data type with a memory location. The type is associated with a location by means of metadata that is generated and manipulated by hardware instructions that are typically generated by a compiler as it generates the other instructions that comprise the machine code version of a program. A determination is made as to whether a data value about to be stored is of the required data type for that location. The hardware indicates an error condition if the types do not match.
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申请公布号 |
US2008229156(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.09.18 |
申请号 |
US20080109103 |
申请日期 |
2008.04.24 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
ALEXANDER WILLIAM PRESTON;DIMPSEY ROBERT TOD;LEVINE FRANK ELIOT;URQUHART ROBERT JOHN |
分类号 |
G06F9/318;G06F9/45;G06F11/07;G06F17/30 |
主分类号 |
G06F9/318 |
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