System and method for delaying indirect register offset resolution

A system for delaying register offset resolution, comprising:

• program code stored in a memory, the program code comprising a set of program instructions;
• a set of offset register lists stored in the memory, each one of the set of offset register lists corresponding to a single register;
• and
• a compiler for examining the program instructions and entering offset values contained in the program instructions into selected ones of the set of offset register lists.

A computer-readable medium comprising program instructions for delaying register offset resolution, by performing the steps of:

• examining a program instruction;
• generating an entry in an offset register list, the entry including an indirect offset value corresponding to the examined program instruction;
• determining whether an indirect-address offset range is exceeded in the offset register list;
• and
• if the offset range is exceeded, resolving indirect offset values entered in the offset register list and outputting low-level program code corresponding to the offset register list.

A system for delaying register offset resolution, comprising:

• means for examining a program instruction;
• means for generating an entry in an offset register list, the entry including an indirect offset value corresponding to the examined program instruction;
• means for determining whether an indirect-address offset range is exceeded in the offset register list;
• and
• means for resolving indirect offset values entered in the offset register list and for outputting low-level program code corresponding to the offset register list if the offset range is exceeded.