DATA PROCESSING UNIT WITH HARDWARE ASSISTED CONTEXT SWITCHING CAPABILITY
摘要
The present invention relates to a method of context switching from a first task to a second task in a data processing unit having a register file with a plurality of general purpose registers and a context switch register, a memory comprising a previous context save area and an unused context save area. The memory is coupled with the register file and an instruction control unit with a program counter register and a program status word register coupled with the memory and the register file. The method comprises the steps of acquiring a new same area from said unused save area, storing the context of the first task in said new area, linking the new area with said previous context save area.
申请公布号
WO9914671(A1)
申请公布日期
1999.03.25
申请号
WO1998US18592
申请日期
1998.09.04
申请人
SIEMENS MICROELECTRONICS, INC.
发明人
FLECK, ROD, G.;ARNOLD, ROGER, D.;HOLMER, BRUCE;OKLOBDZIJA, VOJIN;CHESTERS, ERIC