LOOPING INSTRUCTION

Abstract: a processor () with an instruction set comprising a looping instruction and corresponding method are provided. the looping instruction is defined by a corresponding opcode and comprises a register operand for holding a sequence of subinstructions. the looping instruction causes the processor () to: repeatedly execute the looping instruction without incrementing a program counter, each execution of the looping instruction comprising: executing one of the subinstructions in the register operand; and modifying the register operand to contain a different set of subinstructions.

Inventor(s): Hendrik Lambertus MULLER, Andrew STANFORD-JASON

CPC Classification: G06F9/30065 ({Loop control instructions; iterative instructions, e.g. LOOP, REPEAT})

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