A processing system and method of operation are provided. A determination is made about whether to dispatch an instruction to execution circuitry for execution. After determining to dispatch the instruction, a determination is made about whether an exception condition exists for the instruction. The instruction is dispatched to the execution circuitry. In response to determining an exception condition exists for the instruction, an indication is output to inhibit execution of the instruction by the execution circuitry. <IMAGE>
申请公布号
DE69506606(D1)
申请公布日期
1999.01.28
申请号
DE1995606606
申请日期
1995.03.17
申请人
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP., ARMONK, N.Y., US