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US 7,925,855 B1Granted
Method and system for using external storage to amortize CPU cycle utilization
OwnerBrian O'Clair, Dean Gaudetinventors
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Abstract
A method and system for using external storage to amortize CPU cycle utilization, wherein translated instructions are stored in a storage medium and subsequently accessed on a subsequent execution of a non-native application in order to amortize CPU cycles used in generating the translated instructions.
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A method comprising:
- storing a plurality of translated instructions in a location external to a processor, wherein the translated instructions correspond to a non-native application;
- if execution of the non-native application is requested after a context switch, accessing the translated instructions from the location external to the processor;
- and
- after said accessing, executing in the processor the translated instructions.
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An apparatus comprising:
- means for executing a plurality of translated instructions, wherein the translated instructions correspond to a non-native application;
- means for storing the translated instructions externally relative to the means for executing;
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- means for accessing the translated instructions from the means for storing if execution of the non-native application is requested after a context switch.
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A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions stored therein, said computer-executable instructions comprising:
- instructions to store a plurality of translated instructions in a location external to a processor, wherein the translated instructions correspond to a non-native application;
- instructions to access the translated instructions from the location external to the processor if execution of the non-native application is requested after a context switch;
- and
- instructions to execute in the processor the translated instructions after performing said instructions to access.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.