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[[Belt]] – provides the functionality of general purpose registers<br /> | [[Belt]] – provides the functionality of general purpose registers<br /> | ||
[[Belt#Belt_Position_Data_Format|Belt Position/Belt Location]] – the read only data source for machine operations<br /> | [[Belt#Belt_Position_Data_Format|Belt Position/Belt Location]] – the read only data source for machine operations<br /> | ||
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[[Implicit Zero]] - uninitialized memory loads are implicitly zero<br /> | [[Implicit Zero]] - uninitialized memory loads are implicitly zero<br /> | ||
| − | [[Instruction]] – a collection of operations that get executed together<br /> | + | [[Encoding#instructions|Instruction]] – a collection of operations that get executed together<br /> |
| − | [[Instruction Stream]] – a sequence of instructions, the Mill has 2 working in parallel<br /> | + | [[Encoding#streams|Instruction Stream]] – a sequence of instructions, the Mill has 2 working in parallel<br /> |
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Revision as of 02:08, 25 July 2014
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Belt – provides the functionality of general purpose registers
Belt Position/Belt Location – the read only data source for machine operations
Bundle – a collection of instructions that get fetched from memory together
EBB – Extended Basic Block
Exit – a point where the instruction stream can leave the EBB
Implicit Zero - uninitialized memory loads are implicitly zero
Instruction – a collection of operations that get executed together
Instruction Stream – a sequence of instructions, the Mill has 2 working in parallel
Metadata – tags attached to belt slots that describe the data in it
None – undefined data in a slot that is silently ignored by operations
NaR – Not a Result, undefined data that traps when used in certain operations
Operation – the most basic semantically defined hardware unit of execution
Phase - sequenced execution of different operations within one instruction
PLB – Protection Lookaside Buffer
Portal – a cross turf call destination
Protection Region – specified continuous memory region with attached permissions
Replay - the way the hardware restores machine state after being interrupted
SAS – Single Address Space
Service – a stateful call interface that can cross protection barriers
Specializer – turns general mill assembly into hardware specific machine instructions
Spiller – securely manages temporary memory used by certain operations in hardware
Stacklet – hardware managed memory line used in fragmented stacks
TLB – Translation Lookaside Buffer
Turf – memory protection domain on the Mill, a collection of regions
