发明名称 Graphic software functions without branch instructions
摘要 A method for improving the execution speed of compare operations in graphic software functions running on a RISC processor. A branch instruction in a software function comparing the value of two variables is replaced with an inline compare instruction that encodes the result of the compare into a third variable using an arithmetic shift-left instruction. An inline choice instruction selects the value of one of the two variables using the value of the third variable as a mask. The inline compare and an inline choice instructions reduce processor stalls during execution.
申请公布号 US5768172(A) 申请公布日期 1998.06.16
申请号 US19950539062 申请日期 1995.10.04
申请人 APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 发明人 DERBY, HERBERT G.
分类号 G06F9/30;G06F9/302;(IPC1-7):G06F7/50 主分类号 G06F9/30
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