GB2404044B - Method and apparatus for partitioning code in program code conversion - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for partitioning code in program code conversion

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GB2404044B
GB2404044B GB0328121A GB0328121A GB2404044B GB 2404044 B GB2404044 B GB 2404044B GB 0328121 A GB0328121 A GB 0328121A GB 0328121 A GB0328121 A GB 0328121A GB 2404044 B GB2404044 B GB 2404044B
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partitioning
code
program code
conversion
code conversion
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Alex Brown
Paul Knowles
Geraint North
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Transitive Ltd
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Priority to JP2006519994A priority patent/JP4958103B2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/455—Emulation; Interpretation; Software simulation, e.g. virtualisation or emulation of application or operating system execution engines
    • G06F9/45504—Abstract machines for programme code execution, e.g. Java virtual machine [JVM], interpreters, emulators
    • G06F9/45516—Runtime code conversion or optimisation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead
    • G06F9/3802—Instruction prefetching
    • G06F9/3812—Instruction prefetching with instruction modification, e.g. store into instruction stream

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  • Devices For Executing Special Programs (AREA)
  • Memory System Of A Hierarchy Structure (AREA)
GB0328121A 2003-07-15 2003-12-04 Method and apparatus for partitioning code in program code conversion Expired - Lifetime GB2404044B (en)

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US10/802,309 US7934204B2 (en) 2003-07-15 2004-03-17 Partitioning code in program code conversion
PCT/GB2004/003026 WO2005008487A2 (en) 2003-07-15 2004-07-13 Method and apparatus for partitioning code in program code conversion
JP2006519994A JP4958103B2 (en) 2003-07-15 2004-07-13 Method and apparatus for code partitioning in program code conversion
TW093120868A TWI362614B (en) 2003-07-15 2004-07-13 Method, apparatus and computer program product for generating a translation of subject code into target code

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GBGB0316532.1A GB0316532D0 (en) 2003-07-15 2003-07-15 Method and apparatus for partitioning code in program code conversion

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