CONTEXT STATE MANAGEMENT FOR PROCESSOR FEATURE SETS

CONTEXT STATE MANAGEMENT FOR PROCESSOR FEATURE SETS

Embodiments of an invention related to context state management based on processor features are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes instruction logic and state management logic. The instruction logic is to receive a state management instruction having a parameter to identify a subset...

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Hauptverfasser: NEIGER GILBERT, REID JOHN L, CROSSLAND JAMES B, BIGBEE BRYANT E, MISHAELI MICHAEL, DEUTSCH WILL, RODGERS DION, ANATI ITTAI, SHAH RAJESH, AZEEM MUHAMMAD FAISAL, PATEL BAIJU V, VAN DYKE DON A, NEWBURN CHRIS J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:Embodiments of an invention related to context state management based on processor features are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes instruction logic and state management logic. The instruction logic is to receive a state management instruction having a parameter to identify a subset of the features supported by the processor. The state management logic is to perform a state management operation specified by the state management instruction.