System and method for executing hybridized code on a dynamically configurable hardware environment

a hardware environment and dynamic configuration technology, applied in the field of software run time operating systems, can solve the problems of insufficient software tools to support processors and other hardware lacking a predetermined and flexible configuration, and existing run time operating systems that are not sufficient to execute the resulting software in a flexible processing environmen

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-04-18
QUALCOMM INC
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If a flexible processing methodology were invented, then the existing software tools would be inadequate to support processors and other hardware lacking a predetermined and flexed configuration.
Furthermore, once the software was prepared using replacements for these software tools, the existing run time operating systems would not be sufficient to execute the resulting software in a flexible processing environment.

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[0029]In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, one having an ordinary skill in the art may be able to practice the invention without these specific details. In some instances, well-known circuits, structures, and techniques have not been shown in detail to not unnecessarily obscure the present invention.

[0030]FIG. 1 is the overall chip architecture of one embodiment. This chip architecture comprises many highly integrated components. While prior art chip architectures fix resources at fabrication time, specifically instruction source and distribution, the chip architecture of the present invention is flexible. This architecture uses flexible instruction distribution that allows position independent configuration and control of a number of multiple context processing elements (MCPEs) resulting in superior performance provided by the MCPEs. The flexible architecture of the present inven...

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A system and method for executing previously created run time executables in a configurable processing element array is disclosed. In one embodiment, this system and method begins by identifying at least one subset of program code. The method may then generate at least one set of configuration memory contexts that replaces each of the at least one subsets of program code, the at least one set of configuration memory contexts emulating the at least one subset of program code. The method may then manipulate the at least one set of multiple context processing elements using the at least one set of configuration memory contexts. The method may then execute the plurality of threads of program code using the at least one set of multiple context processing elements.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)[0001]This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09 / 608,860 filed Jun. 30, 2000, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,675,289, the disclosure of which is incorporated fully herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to the field of software run time operating systems. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for executing software code in a dynamically configurable hardware environment.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The software which executes upon processors is a sequence of digital words known as machine code. This machine code is understandable by the hardware of the processors. However, programmers typically write programs in a higher-level language which is much easier for humans to comprehend. The program listings in this higher-level language are called source code. In order to convert the human-readable source code into machine-readable machine code, several spec...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F9/445G06F9/44
CPCG06F8/447
Inventor ESLICK, IAN S.WILLIAMS, MARKFRENCH, ROBERT S.
Owner QUALCOMM INC
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