Patent ID: 9244687
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: receiving a packed data operation mask comparison instruction, the packed data operation mask comparison instruction indicating a first packed data operation mask having a first plurality of packed data operation mask bits and indicating a second packed data operation mask having a second plurality of packed data operation mask bits, each packed data operation mask bit of the first packed data operation mask corresponding to a packed data operation mask bit of the second packed data operation mask in a corresponding position; modifying a first flag to a first value if a bitwise AND of each packed data operation mask bit of the first packed data operation mask with each corresponding packed data operation mask bit of the second packed data operation mask is zero, or otherwise modifying the first flag to a second value; and modifying a second flag to a third value if a bitwise AND of each packed data operation mask bit of the first packed data operation mask with a bitwise NOT of each corresponding packed data operation mask bit of the second packed data operation mask is zero, or otherwise modifying the second flag to a fourth value.