METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING AN INITIAL STATE FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM HAVING AT LEAST TWO EXECUTION UNITS BY MARKING REGISTERS

摘要

A method for establishing an initial state in a computer system having at least two execution units, a switchover between a performance mode and a compare mode being performed, and during the switchover from the performance mode to the compare mode, an initial state for the compare mode being generated, wherein memories or memory areas that are potentially to be adapted for the initial state are provided with an identifier that indicates whether or not the data and/or instructions in these memories or memory areas must be modified for the initial state.