Patent ID: 7039791
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a computing system comprises: fetching a frame of instructions from an instruction memory, wherein the frame of instructions comprises 32-bit-wide instructions; wherein each of the 32 bit-wide instructions includes a 1 bit-wide grouping bit; wherein at least some the grouping bits of the 32 bit-wide instructions are used to indicate a first group of instructions from the frame of instructions, and to indicate at least a first instruction from the frame of instructions that is not within the first group of instructions; wherein the first group of instructions comprises at least two instructions; wherein instructions in the first group of instructions are to be issued separately from the first instruction; wherein the instructions within the first group of instructions are to be issued to appropriate execution pipelines in parallel; wherein the first instruction is issued to an appropriate execution pipeline after the instructions within the first group of instructions are issued to the appropriate execution pipelines; and wherein the grouping bits of the 32 bit-wide instructions are determined prior to runtime.