Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Replay reduction for power saving
- Patent Title (中): 节电减重
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Application No.: US11546223Application Date: 2006-10-10
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Publication No.: US07647518B2Publication Date: 2010-01-12
- Inventor: Po-Yung Chang , Wei-Han Lien , Jesse Pan , Ramesh Gunna , Tse-Yu Yeh , James B. Keller
- Applicant: Po-Yung Chang , Wei-Han Lien , Jesse Pan , Ramesh Gunna , Tse-Yu Yeh , James B. Keller
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Lawrence J. Merkel
- Main IPC: G06F1/32
- IPC: G06F1/32 ; G06F9/38

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a processor comprises a scheduler configured to issue a first instruction operation to be executed and an execution core coupled to the scheduler. Configured to execute the first instruction operation, the execution core comprises a plurality of replay sources configured to cause a replay of the first instruction operation responsive to detecting at least one of a plurality of replay cases. The scheduler is configured to inhibit issuance of the first instruction operation subsequent to the replay for a subset of the plurality of replay cases. The scheduler is coupled to receive an acknowledgement indication corresponding to each of the plurality of replay cases in the subset, and is configured to inhibit issuance of the first instruction operation until the acknowledge indication is asserted that corresponds to an identified replay case of the subset.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080086622A1 Replay reduction for power saving Public/Granted day:2008-04-10
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