Programmable re-order buffer for decompression

A method performed by a reorder buffer used by a decompressor to reorder compressed data entries, the method comprising:

• dynamically allocating an amount of memory for the reorder buffer (ROB) based on a mode of operation, the ROB for use in re-ordering received entries associated with a read request of compressed data, wherein
• the mode of operation is based on a profile of an application associated with use of the ROB, and
• the profile of the application is to identify a percentage of compressed data transferrable over a memory bus using more than one clock cycle;
• storing received compressed data associated with the read request into the ROB as one or more entries;
• based on receipt of an entry that has not been provided to the decompressor and is a front of line, providing the entry in-order to the decompressor;
• and
• based on identification of receipt of a last entry of all of one or more entries associated with the read request, providing one or more entries, including the last entry, not previously provided to the decompressor, in-order, to the decompressor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, that if executed by a processor, causes the processor to:

• cause a random access memory to store data prior to output to an interface coupled to a decompressor,
• cause received data to be provided to the interface to the decompressor in order of allocation, and
• dynamically modify an amount of memory resources in the random access memory allocated to a reorder buffer (ROB) to reorder received data, wherein
• the amount of memory resources in the random access memory allocated to the ROB is based on a mode of operation,
• the mode of operation is based on a profile of an application associated with use of the ROB, and
• the profile of the application is to identify a percentage of compressed data transferrable over a memory bus using more than one clock cycle.