CPC G06F 3/0659 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01); G06F 11/1076 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
memory access circuitry to retrieve a data value from a memory location of a memory; and
action triggering circuitry to:
determine whether the data value is to be interpreted according to a first interpretation or a second interpretation based on a control value associated with the memory location, wherein the first interpretation is that the data value is data and the second interpretation is that the data value is non-data; and
when it is determined that the data value is to be interpreted according to the second interpretation:
determine whether the data value defines an action to be performed; and
when it is determined that the data value defines an action to be performed, trigger performance of the action.
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