CPC G06F 9/30149 (2013.01) [G06F 9/3017 (2013.01); G06F 9/30047 (2013.01); G06F 9/30101 (2013.01); G06F 9/45516 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for converting instructions, used in a processor, comprising:
receiving an instruction, wherein the instruction is an unknown instruction, wherein the unknown instruction is an instruction not natively supported by the processor;
determining whether the received instruction is a new instruction, wherein the new instruction is an instruction newly supported by a subsequent-generation of the processor; and
converting the received instruction into at least one old instruction when the received instruction is a new instruction.
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