VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR VERMINDERUNG VON DATENSCHREIBVERKEHR IN PROZESSOREN MIT AUSNAHMEROUTINEN

An instruction execution device and method are disclosed for reducing register write traffic within a processor with exception routines. The instruction execution device includes an instruction pipeline for producing a result for an instruction, wherein the exception routines may interrupt the instruction pipeline a random intervals, a register file that includes at least one write port for storing the result, a bypass circuit for allowing access to the result, a means for indicating whether the result is used by only one other instruction, a register file control for preventing the result from being stored in the write port when the result has been accessed via the bypass circuit and is used by only one other instruction, a First in First out (FIFO) buffer for storing the result and a FIFO control for writing the contents of the FIFO buffer to the register file when an exception occurs.