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- Patent Title: Prefix computer instruction for compatibily extending instruction functionality
- Patent Title (中): 前缀计算机指令，用于兼容扩展指令功能
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Application No.: US13251426Application Date: 2011-10-03
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Publication No.: US09329869B2Publication Date: 2016-05-03
- Inventor: Michael K Gschwind , Valentina Salapura
- Applicant: Michael K Gschwind , Valentina Salapura
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent William A. Kinnaman, Jr.
- Main IPC: G06F9/30
- IPC: G06F9/30 ; G06F9/38 ; G06F9/34
Abstract:
A prefix instruction is executed and passes operands to a net instruction without storing the operands in an architected resource such that the execution of the next instruction uses the operands provided by the prefix instruction to perform an operation, the operands may be prefix instruction immediate field or a target register of the prefix instruction execution.
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