| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus for processing multi-cycle instructions. In one embodiment, the method includes beginning execution of a multi-cycle instruction by the processing device, and, during execution of the multi-cycle instruction, comparing a threshold value to a count value that indicates a number of remaining cycles before completion of the multi-cycle instruction. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a processing unit. The processing unit includes an interrupt control module that has an interrupt request signal input and a second input to receive a multi-cycle instruction interrupt signal. The multi-cycle instruction interrupt signal is to indicate an interruptible interval when an interrupt of a multi-cycle instruction is permitted prior to completion of the multi-cycle instruction. |
