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US07991985B2 System and method for implementing and utilizing a zero overhead loop
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用于实现和利用零开销循环的系统和方法
- Patent Title: System and method for implementing and utilizing a zero overhead loop
- Patent Title (中): 用于实现和利用零开销循环的系统和方法
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Application No.: US11644000Application Date: 2006-12-22
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Publication No.: US07991985B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: Timothy Dobson , Mark Taunton
- Applicant: Timothy Dobson , Mark Taunton
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F9/00
- IPC: G06F9/00
Abstract:
Systems and methods for implementing a zero overhead loop in a microprocessor or microprocessor based system/chip are disclosed. The systems and methods include the use of a breakpoint mechanism, and modification of parameters at runtime, with the breakpoint mechanism being additionally used in debugging, in order to provide some of the looping functionality.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080155237A1 System and method for implementing and utilizing a zero overhead loop Public/Granted day:2008-06-26
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