Re:Apple patent: Method and apparatus for executing program ...
by sharpneli on Monday July 02, 2012 @05:09AM
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Yup it's pretty much obvious.
It's an extension of the usual superscalar architechtures, however this time you can look at the individual operands of a vector instruction, and not just the whole element.
The good part: You can do this without breaking the patent if you don't have 'vector control instruction'. So basically you can do it automatically on the CPU side.
It's an extension of the usual superscalar architechtures, however this time you can look at the individual operands of a vector instruction, and not just the whole element.
The good part: You can do this without breaking the patent if you don't have 'vector control instruction'. So basically you can do it automatically on the CPU side.