Method and apparatus for translating binary code

Dynamic binary translators enable binaries of a source platform to execute on a target platform without recompilation. This is achieved by runtime (on-the-fly) translation of source machine instructions into equivalent target machine instructions. Typically dynamic binary translators are used for mi...

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Main Authors CHATTERJEE ARIJIT, SANYAL DIBYAPRAN, K N KEERTHI B
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.10.2005
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Dynamic binary translators enable binaries of a source platform to execute on a target platform without recompilation. This is achieved by runtime (on-the-fly) translation of source machine instructions into equivalent target machine instructions. Typically dynamic binary translators are used for migrating from an older platform to a newer one, implementing complex instruction set architectures, speeding up simulators and in profiling tools. In all these applications, the speed of translation is critical to ensure that the overhead incurred by the translator does not outweigh the advantages of dynamic translation.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20040827523