Intel corporation (20240202000). DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CAPTURE OR RESTORE MICROARCHITECTURAL STATE OF A PROCESSOR CORE simplified abstract
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DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CAPTURE OR RESTORE MICROARCHITECTURAL STATE OF A PROCESSOR CORE
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Niranjan Soundararajan of Bengaluru (IN)
Sreenivas Subramoney of Bangalore (IN)
DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CAPTURE OR RESTORE MICROARCHITECTURAL STATE OF A PROCESSOR CORE - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240202000 titled 'DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CAPTURE OR RESTORE MICROARCHITECTURAL STATE OF A PROCESSOR CORE
Simplified Explanation: The patent application describes techniques and mechanisms for efficiently saving and recovering the state of a processor core during the execution of instructions.
- The processor core fetches and decodes instructions, saving microarchitectural state to memory for later retrieval.
- This allows for the restoration of the saved state when needed, improving efficiency and performance of the processor core.
Key Features and Innovation:
- Efficient saving and recovery of microarchitectural state of a processor core during instruction execution.
- Fetching and decoding instructions to generate decoded instructions for saving and restoring state.
- Utilizing memory to store and retrieve the saved microarchitectural state.
Potential Applications:
- High-performance computing systems
- Embedded systems
- Real-time processing applications
Problems Solved:
- Improving efficiency and performance of processor cores
- Enhancing the reliability of state-saving mechanisms in processors
Benefits:
- Faster execution of instructions
- Reduced overhead in saving and restoring state
- Improved overall performance of processor cores
Commercial Applications: Title: "Efficient State Saving and Recovery Mechanisms for Processor Cores" This technology can be applied in:
- Data centers
- Mobile devices
- Automotive systems
Prior Art: Prior research in the field of processor core state management and optimization techniques.
Frequently Updated Research: Ongoing research on advanced state-saving mechanisms for processor cores.
Questions about Processor Core State Saving and Recovery: 1. How does the efficient saving and recovery of microarchitectural state impact overall processor performance? 2. What are the potential challenges in implementing these state-saving mechanisms in different types of processor architectures?
Original Abstract Submitted
techniques and mechanisms for efficiently saving and recovering state of a processor core. in an embodiment, a processor core fetches and decodes a first instruction to generate a first decoded instruction, wherein the first instruction comprises a first opcode which corresponds to one or more components of the processor core. execution of the first instruction comprises saving microarchitectural state of the one or more components to a memory of the core. in another embodiment, a processor core fetches and decodes a second instruction to generate a second decoded instruction, wherein the second instruction comprises a second opcode which corresponds to the same one or more components. execution of the second instruction comprises restoring the microarchitectural state from the memory to the one or more components.
