Patents
US 10152311 B2: Code-size aware function specialization
- Granted
- 2018-12-11
- Filed
- 2016-09-16 application 15268014
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for compiling software code comprises scanning call sites within the code to identify a function that is called with at least one constant argument and creating a list of each call site associated with the function and sets of constant arguments passed to the function. If any common subsets of the constant arguments are shared across a plurality of call sites, a size of the function is estimated. selecting any sets of constant arguments that are used only in one call site. The sizes of specialized functions covering sets of constant arguments that are used in only one call site is estimated. The method comprises creating a first set of specialized versions of the function covering one or more sets of constant arguments that are used in only one call site, and if any common subsets of the constant arguments exist, creating a second set of specialized versions of the function.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181211.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Innovation Center, Inc. 93 patents | US company or organization | San Diego, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Edler Von Koch | Austin, TX | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F8/4434 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | EDLER VON KOCH, TOBIAS signed 2016-10-19 | QUALCOMM INNOVATION CENTER, INC. SAN DIEGO, CA | 40137/323 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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