METHOD FOR PARTITIONING MAINFRAME INSTRUCTION SETS TO IMPLEMENT MICROPROCESSOR BASED EMULATION THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:CA1182573A

    公开(公告)日:1985-02-12

    申请号:CA424284

    申请日:1983-03-23

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: METHODS FOR PARTITIONING MAINFRAME INSTRUCTION SETS TO IMPLEMENT MICROPROCESSOR BASED EMULATION THEREOF Methods of applying LSI and microprocessors to the design of microprocessor-based LSI implementation of mainframe processors are described. The mainframe instruction set is partitioned into two or more subsets, each of which can be implemented by a microprocessor having special on-chip microcode or by a standard off-the-shelf microprocessor running programs written for that purpose. Alternatively, one or more of the subsets can be implemented by a single microprocessor. In addition, a subset of the partitioned instruction set can be implemented by emulating software, by off chip vertical or horizontal microcode, or by primitives. But, however partitioning is implemented, the end result thereof is to keep the critical flow paths, associated with the most frequently used instruction subset, as short as possible by constraining them to a single chip.

    APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIRECT MEMORY TO PERIPHERAL AND PERIPHERAL TO MEMORY DATA TRANSFERS

    公开(公告)号:CA1208802A

    公开(公告)日:1986-07-29

    申请号:CA462900

    申请日:1984-09-11

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A multi-microprocessor implemented data processing system having a single cycle data transfer capability for its memory mapped peripheral devices is described. A host or controlling microprocessor provides address and control signals for memory accesses. In addition, it also determines that a peripheral operation is desired. When this occurs, a command is sent to the selected peripheral and a memory cycle, fetch or store, for the data transfer is initiated. The address bus is provided with the memory address for the needed data and a special decode that indicates the unique nature of this memory access. Logic circuit means are provided to detect the special decode and to intercept the data bus at the appropriate point in the bus cycle in response thereto. The logic circuit means is adapted to then responsively apply the correct control signals to the peripheral to enable the desired data transfer after the data bus has been intercepted.

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