GB2404043B - Shared code caching method and apparatus for program code conversion - Google Patents

Shared code caching method and apparatus for program code conversion

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GB2404043B
GB2404043B GB0328119A GB0328119A GB2404043B GB 2404043 B GB2404043 B GB 2404043B GB 0328119 A GB0328119 A GB 0328119A GB 0328119 A GB0328119 A GB 0328119A GB 2404043 B GB2404043 B GB 2404043B
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caching method
program code
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conversion
code conversion
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Geraint North
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Transitive Ltd
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Priority to JP2006519997A priority patent/JP5419325B2/en
Priority to KR1020067001033A priority patent/KR101107797B1/en
Priority to EP04743394A priority patent/EP1649360A2/en
Priority to PCT/GB2004/003053 priority patent/WO2005008479A2/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, look ahead
    • G06F9/3802—Instruction prefetching
    • G06F9/3812—Instruction prefetching with instruction modification, e.g. store into instruction stream
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US10/813,867 US7805710B2 (en) 2003-07-15 2004-03-30 Shared code caching for program code conversion
TW093120866A TWI365406B (en) 2003-07-15 2004-07-13 Shared code caching method and apparatus for program code conversion
JP2006519997A JP5419325B2 (en) 2003-07-15 2004-07-13 Method and apparatus for shared code caching for translating program code
KR1020067001033A KR101107797B1 (en) 2003-07-15 2004-07-13 Shared code caching method and apparatus for program code conversion
EP04743394A EP1649360A2 (en) 2003-07-15 2004-07-13 Shared code caching method and apparatus for program code conversion
PCT/GB2004/003053 WO2005008479A2 (en) 2003-07-15 2004-07-13 Shared code caching method and apparatus for program code conversion
IL172830A IL172830A0 (en) 2003-07-15 2005-12-26 Shared code caching method and apparatus for program code conversion

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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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