System and method for a load instruction with code conversion having access permissions to indicate failure of load content from registers

Embodiments of an invention for a load instruction for code conversion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive an instruction having a source operand to indicate a source location and a destination operand t...

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Main Authors FARCY ALEXANDRE, CAPRIOLI PAUL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.03.2016
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Embodiments of an invention for a load instruction for code conversion are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive an instruction having a source operand to indicate a source location and a destination operand to indicate a destination location. The execution unit is to execute the instruction. Execution of the instruction includes checking the access permissions of the source location and loading content from the source location into the destination location if the access permissions of the source location indicate that the content is executable.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314142834