Method and apparatus for retrieving application-specific code using memory access capabilities of a host processor

An apparatus for managing information flow to an application-specific component using memory access capability of a host processor, comprising:

• an instruction filter configured to monitor a flow of instructions requested by the host processor from a memory device, to identify code embedded in the flow of instructions targeted for execution by the application-specific component, to direct a sequence of instructions to the host processor while the flow of instructions is being routed to the application-specific component, the sequence of instructions configured to maintain instruction execution flow in the host processor, to identify an end of the code, and to re-route the flow of instructions to the host processor in response to identifying the end of the code;
• and
• a control unit configured to route the flow of instructions to the application-specific component in response to the instruction filter identifying the code.

An electronic device, comprising:

• an application-specific component loosely coupled to a host processor having memory access capability, the application-specific component configured to execute code stored in a memory device;
• and
• a flow control component configured to direct the code to the application-specific component for execution using the memory access capability of the host processor.