US 5,499,380 AGranted

Data processor and read control circuit, write control circuit therefor

AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorsShunichi Iwata, Toru Shimizu

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Abstract

A shift circuit 213 used in arithmetic operations is provided with the shift width generating circuit 217 which generates a shift width data from lower bits of an access address and an access size, and a circuit is provided to generated data comprising the first select output circuit 214, the third select output circuit 216 and the like which generate a data by merging byte by byte selected from either an output of the shift circuit 213 or a value of a register of a register file 210 according to the combination of the lower bits of the access address and the access size. It is possible to align the data in the shift circuit 213 which is provided for the purpose of arithmetic operations, and exclusive alignment circuit is made unnecessary thereby enabling it to reduce the amount of hardware.

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Dependent claims

A data processor, comprising:

accessing means for read-accessing to a memory to which memory addresses are allocated by a predetermined number of bits as a unit data, and from which a predetermined number of continuous unit data are read out as one word in one access;
size specifying means for generating a size information which specifies a number of unit data to be accessed at read-accessing to said memory by said accessing means;
address specifying means for generating address information which specifies a start address to be accessed by said accessing means;
a read data register for storing the word data, which includes the unit data to be read and is specified by said address information and said size information, read from said memory by said accessing means;
a working register for storing a word data;
and
a shift circuit for shifting a word data stored in said working register;
further comprising:
shift controlling means,
when one or all of a plurality of unit data to be read are located in one word, for controlling said shift circuit to shift said unit data to be read included in one word data stored in said read data register in order to be located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in a new word data, or
when a plurality of unit data to be read are located extending over two words, for controlling said shift circuit to shift a part of said unit data to be read included in one word data stored in said read data register in order to be located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in the new word data and for storing temporarily in said working register, then for controlling said shift circuit to shift the remainder of said unit data to be read included in one word data, which has been read consecutively from said memory by said accessing means and stored in said read data register, in order to be located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in the new word data;
data generating means for generating new word data from the word data which has been shifted by said shift circuit when one or all of a plurality of unit data to be read are located in one word, or from the word data stored in said working register and the word data which has been shifted by said shift circuit when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
and
data generating controlling means for controlling selection of unit data by said data generating means so that said unit data to be read in said new word data generated by said data generating means is located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in said new word data.

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A data processor, comprising:

accessing means for write-accessing to a memory to which memory addresses are allocated by a predetermined number of bits as a unit data, and from which a predetermined number of continuous unit data are written as one word in one access;
size specifying means for generating a size information which specifies a number of unit data to be accessed at write-accessing to said memory by said accessing means;
address specifying means for generating address information which specifies a start address to be accessed by said accessing means;
a write data register for storing the word data, which includes the unit data to be written and is specified by said address information and said size information, to be written in said memory;
a working register for storing a word data;
and
a shift circuit for shifting a word data stored in said working register;
further comprising:
shift controlling means for controlling said shift circuit to shift unit data to be written in order to be located in the position determined by said address information and said size information in a new word;
data generating means
when one or all of a plurality of unit data to be read are located in one word, for generating the new word data from the word data shifted by said shift circuit and making said write data register hold the new word data, or
when a plurality of unit data to be read are located extending over two words, for generating two new word data each including the part of divided word data shifted by said shift circuit;
and
data generating controlling means for controlling selection of unit data by said data generating means so that said unit data to be written in said new word data generated by said data generating means is located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in the new word data.

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A data processor, comprising:

accessing means for read-/write-accessing to a memory to which memory addresses are allocated by a predetermined number of bits as a unit data, and from which a predetermined number of continuous unit data are read out/written as one word in one access;
size specifying means for generating a size information which specifies a number of unit data to be accessed at read-/write-accessing to said memory by said accessing means;
address specifying means for generating address information which specifies a start address to be accessed by said accessing means;
a read data register for storing the word data, which includes the unit data to be read and is specified by said address information and said size information, read from said memory by said accessing means;
a write data register for storing the word data, which includes the unit data to be written and is specified by said address information and said size information, to be written in said memory;
a working register for storing a word data;
and
a shift circuit for shifting a word data stored in said working register;
further comprising:
shift controlling means,
when one or all of a plurality of unit data to be read are located in one word, for controlling said shift circuit to shift said unit data to be read included in one word data stored in said read data register in order to be located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in a new word data,
when a plurality of unit data to be read are located extending over two words, for controlling said shift circuit to shift a part of said unit data to be read included in one word data stored in said read data register in order to be located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in the new word data and for storing temporarily in said working register, then for controlling said shift circuit to shift the remainder of said unit data to be read included in one word data, which has been read consecutively from said memory by said accessing means and stored in said read data register, in order to be located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in the new word data;
or
for controlling said shift circuit to shift unit data to be written in order to be located in the position determined by said address information and said size information in a new word;
data generating means
for generating new word data from the word data which has been shifted by said shift circuit when one or all of a plurality of unit data to be read are located in one word, or from the word data stored in said working register and the word data which has been shifted by said shift circuit when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
when one or all of a plurality of unit data to be read are located in one word, for generating the new word data from the word data shifted by said shift circuit and making said write data register hold the new word data, or
when a plurality of unit data to be read are located extending over two words, for generating two new word data each including the part of divided word data shifted by said shift circuit;
and
data generating controlling means
for controlling selection of unit data by said data generating means so that said unit data to be read in said new word data generated by said data generating means is located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in said new word data, or
for controlling selection of unit data by said data generating means so that said unit data to be written in said new word data generated by said data generating means is located at the position determined by said address information and said size information in the new word data.

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A data read control circuit of a data processor, comprising:

accessing means for read-accessing to a memory to which memory addresses are allocated by a predetermined number of bits as a unit data, and from which consecutive w number of unit data are read out as one word in one access;
size specifying means for generating a size information which specifies m+n number of unit data to be accessed at read-accessing to said memory by said accessing means;
address specifying means for generating address information which specifies a start address to be accessed by said accessing means;
a working register for storing a word data;
and
a shift circuit for shifting a word data stored in said working register;
and
controlling following steps:
for judging whether one or a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words or not, and, when said unit data to be read do not extend over two words, making a word including said whole unit data to be read become a first word, or, when said unit data to be read extend over two words, making a word including m number of unit data at higher address side of said unit data to be read become a first word and n number of unit data at lower address side of the same become a second word;
for reading said first word from said memory in one access and storing it in said working register;
for making said shift circuit generate a third word by shifting the unit data of lowest address to be read in said first word stored in said working register to become the lowest position in a word when one or a plurality of unit data to be read do not extend over two words;
for making said shift circuit generate a fourth word by shifting m number of unit data of the first word stored in said working register upwardly by n number of unit data when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
for reading the second word from said memory in one access and storing it in said working register when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
for making said shift circuit generate a fifth word by shifting n number of unit data of said second word stored in said working register downwardly by w-n number of unit data when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
and
for generating a sixth word by merging said fourth word and said fifth word when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words.

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A data write control circuit of a data processor, comprising:

accessing means for write-accessing to a memory to which memory addresses are allocated by a predetermined number of bits as a unit data, and from which predetermined number of consecutive unit data are written as one word in one access;
size specifying means for generating size information which specifies a number of unit data to be accessed at write-accessing to said memory by said accessing means;
address specifying means for generating address information which specifies a start address to be accessed by said accessing means;
a working register for storing a word data;
and
a shift circuit for shifting a word data stored in said working register;
and
controlling following steps:
for judging whether one or a plurality of unit data to be written extend over two words of said memory or not, and, when said unit data to be read do not extend over two words, making a word including said whole unit data to be written become a first word, or, when said unit data to be read extend over two words, making a word including m number of unit data at higher address side of said unit data to be written become a first word and n number of unit data at lower address side of the same become a second word;
for making said shift circuit generate a third word by shifting the highest unit data of said unit data to be written to be located at the address specified by said address information in said first word when one or a plurality of unit data to be written do not extend over two words;
for writing said unit data to be written included in said third word and generated by said shift circuit into said memory at the address at which said first word is to be written in one access;
for making said shift circuit generate a word data by rotating the unit data to be written downwardly in one word size by n number of unit data, and storing it in said working register when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
for writing m number of units data at lower side at he word data stored in said working register into said memory at m number of addresses at lower side of said first word in one access;
and
for writing n number of unit data at higher side of the word data stored in said working register into said memory at n number of addresses at higher side of said second word in one access.

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A data read/write control circuit of a data processor, comprising:

accessing means for read-accessing to a memory to which memory addresses are allocated by a predetermined number of bits as a unit data, and from which consecutive w number of unit data are read out as one word in one access and predetermined number of consecutive unit data are written as one word in one access;
size specifying means for generating a size information which specifies m+n number of unit data to be accessed at read-accessing to said memory by said accessing means, or which specifies a number of unit data to be accessed at write-accessing to said memory by said accessing means;
address specifying means for generating address information which specifies a start address to be accessed by said accessing means;
a working register for storing a word data;
and
a shift circuit for shifting a word data stored in said working register;
and
controlling following steps:
for judging whether one or a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words or not, and, when said unit data to be read do not extend over two words, making a word including said whole unit, data to be read become a first word, or, when said unit data to be read extend over two words, making a word including m number of unit data at higher address side of said unit data to be read become a first word and n number of unit data at lower address side of the same become a second word;
for reading said first word from said memory in one access and storing it in said working register;
for making said shift circuit generate a third word by shifting the unit data of lowest address to be read in said first word stored in said working register to become the lowest position in a word when one or a plurality of unit data to be read do not extend over two words;
for making said shift circuit generate a fourth word by shifting m number of unit data of the first word stored in said working register upwardly by n number of unit data when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
for reading the second word from said memory in one access and storing it in said working register when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
for making said shift circuit generate a fifth word by shifting n number of unit data of said second word stored in said working register downwardly by w-n number of unit data when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
for generating a sixth word by merging said fourth word and said fifth word when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words,
for judging whether one or a plurality of unit data to be written extend over two words of said memory or not, and, when said unit data to be read do not extend over two words, making a word including said whole unit data to be written become a sixth word, or, when said unit data to be read extend over two words, making a word including m number of unit data at higher address side of said unit data to be written become a sixth word and n number of unit data at lower address side of the same become a seventh word;
for making said shift circuit generate an eighth word by shifting the highest unit data of said unit data to be written to be located at the address specified by said address information in said sixth word when one or a plurality of unit data to be written do not extend over two words;
for writing said unit data to be written included in said eighth word and generated by said shift circuit into said memory at the address at which said sixth word is to be written in one access;
for making said shift circuit generate a word data by rotating the unit data to be written downwardly in one word size by n number of unit data, and storing it in said working register when a plurality of unit data to be read extend over two words;
for writing m number of units data at lower side at he word data stored in said working register into said memory at m number of addresses at lower side of said sixth word in one access;
and
for writing n number of unit data at higher side of the word data stored in said working register into said memory at n number of addresses at higher side of said seventh word in one access.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.