G - Physics – 06 – F
Patent
G - Physics
06
F
354/230.8, 354/2
G06F 9/30 (2006.01) G06F 9/38 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1212477
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE data processing system for processing a sequence of program instructions has two independent pipelines, an instruction pipeline and an execution pipeline. Each pipeline has a plurality of serially operating stages. The instruction stages read instruc- tions from storage and form therefrom address data to be employed by the execution pipeline. The execution pipeline receives the address data and uses it for referencing stored data to be employed for execution of the program instructions. Both pipelines operate synchronously under the control of a pipeline control unit which initiates operation of at least one stage of the execution pipeline prior to completion of the instruction pipeline for a particular instruction. Thereby operation of at least one instruction stage and one execution stage of the respective pipelines overlap for each program instruction. The instruction and exe- cution pipelines share high speed memory. The pipeline control unit can independently control the flow of instructions through the two pipelines. This is impor- tant for operation in conjunction with a microcode storage element which allows conditional branching and subroutine operation. Circuitry also detects pipeline collisions and exception conditions and delays or inhibits operation of one or more of the pipeline stages in response thereto. Under control of the pipe- line control unit, one of the independent pipelines can operate while the other is halted.
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Ardini Joseph L. Jr.
Jones Paul R. Jr.
Jones Walter A.
Prime Computer Inc.
Riches Mckenzie & Herbert Llp
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