ADAPTIVE PROGRAM EXECUTION OF COMPILER-OPTIMIZED MACHINE CODE BASED ON RUNTIME INFORMATION ABOUT A PROCESSOR-BASED SYSTEM

摘要

Instructions for execution by a processor in a processor-based system are generated such that multiple compiler generated instruction blocks are provided for a given functional block of source code. Control flow instructions are provided to control the flow of execution between the compiler generated instruction blocks based on runtime information about the processor-based system. By providing multiple compiler generated instruction blocks and the control flow instructions, the one of the compiler generated instruction blocks that will provide the best performance for the processor-based system at the time of execution can be executed. Accordingly, the performance of the processor-based system can be improved.