Configurable co-processor interface

A method for establishing instruction, data, and control communication between a central processing unit (CPU) and a coprocessor, the method comprising:

• transferring one or more CPU conditional instructions to the coprocessor;
• and
• transferring condition code checks from the coprocessor to the CPU upon evaluation of the one or more CPU conditional instructions by the coprocessor.

A coprocessor interface for establishing instruction, data, and control communication between a central processing unit (CPU) and a coprocessor, the interface providing for coprocessor evaluation of CPU conditional instructions, the interface comprising:

• an instruction transfer group for transferring a plurality of instructions of a plurality of types from the CPU to the coprocessor, said plurality of instructions including at least one CPU conditional instruction;
• and
• a condition code check signal group, for transferring condition code checks from the coprocessors to the CPU upon evaluation of the at least one CPU conditional instruction by the coprocessor.

A computer readable storage medium comprising:

• computer-readable first program code for providing an instruction transfer signal group for transferring one or more CPU conditional instructions from a CPU to a coprocessor;
• and
• computer-readable second program code for transferring condition code checks from the coprocessor to the CPU upon evaluation of the one or more CPU conditional instructions by the coprocessor.