Method and apparatus for processing blocks in a pipeline

A method in a pipeline processing stage (10b) in a processing means (3), comprising the steps of:

• receiving, in parallel, a first block from a first register (101) and a first execution parameter associated with the first block from a second register (102), the first execution parameter having a first value;
• inspecting a set of data being at least a part of the first block;
• and
• determining that the set of data differs from a predetermined condition, and
• upon determining that the set of data differs from the predetermined condition, i) storing a second execution parameter in a third register (103) and ii) storing a third execution parameter in the second register (102),
• wherein the second execution parameter has a second value and is associated with the first block during a next pipeline processing stage (10c) for the first block and the third execution parameter has the first value and will be associated with a second block, which is to be received in the pipeline processing stage after the first block has been forwarded to the next pipeline processing stage (10c).