Patents by Inventor Sean M. Gulley

Sean M. Gulley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170272096
    Abstract: Detailed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and apparatuses for decompression using hardware and software. For example, in embodiment a hardware apparatus comprises an input buffer to store incoming data from a compressed stream, a selector to select at least one byte stored in the input buffer, a decoder to decode the selected at least one byte and determine if the decoded at least one byte is a literal or a symbol, an overlap condition, a size of a record from the decoded stream, a length value of the data to be retrieved from the decoded stream, and an offset value for the decoded data, and a token format converter to convert the decoded data and data from source and destination offset base registers into a fixed-length token.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: VINODH GOPAL, JAMES D. GUILFORD, KIRK S. YAP, SEAN M. GULLEY, GILBERT M. WOLRICH
  • Publication number: 20170255469
    Abstract: Instructions and logic provide SIMD SM3 cryptographic hashing functionality. Some embodiments include a processor comprising: a decoder to decode instructions for a SIMD SM3 message expansion, specifying first and second source data operand sets, and an expansion extent. Processor execution units, responsive to the instruction, perform a number of SM3 message expansions, from the first and second source data operand sets, determined by the specified expansion extent and store the result into a SIMD destination register. Some embodiments also execute instructions for a SIMD SM3 hash round-slice portion of the hashing algorithm, from an intermediate hash value input, a source data set, and a round constant set. Processor execution units perform a set of SM3 hashing round iterations upon the source data set, applying the intermediate hash value input and the round constant set, and store a new hash value result in a SIMD destination register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: lntel Corporation
    Inventors: Gilbert M. Wolrich, Vinodh Gopal, Sean M. Gulley, Kirk S. Yap, Wajdi K. Feghali
  • Publication number: 20170250706
    Abstract: Technologies for data decompression include a computing device that reads a symbol tag byte from an input stream. The computing device determines whether the symbol can be decoded using a fast-path routine, and if not, executes a slow-path routine to decompress the symbol. The slow-path routine may include data-dependent branch instructions that may be unpredictable using branch prediction hardware. For the fast-path routine, the computing device determines a next symbol increment value, a literal increment value, a data length, and an offset based on the tag byte, without executing an unpredictable branch instruction. The computing device sets a source pointer to either literal data or reference data as a function of the tag byte, without executing an unpredictable branch instruction. The computing device may set the source pointer using a conditional move instruction. The computing device copies the data and processes remaining symbols. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Vinodh Gopal, Sean M. Gulley, James D. Guilford
  • Patent number: 9740484
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for processing bit streams using bit-oriented instructions. For example, a method according to one embodiment includes the operations of: executing an instruction to get bits for an operation, the instruction identifying a start bit address and a number of bits to be retrieved; retrieving the bits identified by the start bit address and number of bits from a bit-oriented register or cache; and performing a sequence of specified bit operations on the retrieved bits to generate results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vinodh Gopal, James D. Guilford, Gilbert M. Wolrich, Erdinc Ozturk, Wajdi K. Feghali, Kirk S. Yap, Sean M. Gulley, Martin G. Dixon, Robert S. Chappell
  • Publication number: 20170147341
    Abstract: A processor includes an instruction decoder to receive a first instruction to process a secure hash algorithm 2 (SHA-2) hash algorithm, the first instruction having a first operand associated with a first storage location to store a SHA-2 state and a second operand associated with a second storage location to store a plurality of messages and round constants. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder to perform one or more iterations of the SHA-2 hash algorithm on the SHA-2 state specified by the first operand and the plurality of messages and round constants specified by the second operand, in response to the first instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk S. YAP, Gilbert M. WOLRICH, James D. GUILFORD, Vinodh GOPAL, Erdinc OZTURK, Sean M. GULLEY, Wajdi K. FEGHALI, Martin G. DIXON
  • Publication number: 20170147348
    Abstract: A processor includes an instruction decoder to receive a first instruction to process a secure hash algorithm 2 (SHA-2) hash algorithm, the first instruction having a first operand associated with a first storage location to store a SHA-2 state and a second operand associated with a second storage location to store a plurality of messages and round constants. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder to perform one or more iterations of the SHA-2 hash algorithm on the SHA-2 state specified by the first operand and the plurality of messages and round constants specified by the second operand, in response to the first instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk S. YAP, Gilbert M. WOLRICH, James D. GUILFORD, Vinodh GOPAL, Erdinc OZTURK, Sean M. GULLEY, Wajdi K. FEGHALI, Martin G. DIXON
  • Publication number: 20170147343
    Abstract: A processor includes an instruction decoder to receive a first instruction to process a secure hash algorithm 2 (SHA-2) hash algorithm, the first instruction having a first operand associated with a first storage location to store a SHA-2 state and a second operand associated with a second storage location to store a plurality of messages and round constants. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder to perform one or more iterations of the SHA-2 hash algorithm on the SHA-2 state specified by the first operand and the plurality of messages and round constants specified by the second operand, in response to the first instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk S. YAP, Gilbert M. WOLRICH, James D. GUILFORD, Vinodh GOPAL, Erdinc OZTURK, Sean M. GULLEY, Wajdi K. FEGHALI, Martin G. DIXON
  • Publication number: 20170147342
    Abstract: A processor includes an instruction decoder to receive a first instruction to process a secure hash algorithm 2 (SHA-2) hash algorithm, the first instruction having a first operand associated with a first storage location to store a SHA-2 state and a second operand associated with a second storage location to store a plurality of messages and round constants. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder to perform one or more iterations of the SHA-2 hash algorithm on the SHA-2 state specified by the first operand and the plurality of messages and round constants specified by the second operand, in response to the first instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk S. YAP, Gilbert M. WOLRICH, James D. GUILFORD, Vinodh GOPAL, Erdinc OZTURK, Sean M. GULLEY, Wajdi K. FEGHALI, Martin G. DIXON
  • Publication number: 20170147340
    Abstract: A processor includes an instruction decoder to receive a first instruction to process a secure hash algorithm 2 (SHA-2) hash algorithm, the first instruction having a first operand associated with a first storage location to store a SHA-2 state and a second operand associated with a second storage location to store a plurality of messages and round constants. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder to perform one or more iterations of the SHA-2 hash algorithm on the SHA-2 state specified by the first operand and the plurality of messages and round constants specified by the second operand, in response to the first instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk S. YAP, Gilbert M. WOLRICH, James D. GUILFORD, Vinodh GOPAL, Erdinc OZTURK, Sean M. GULLEY, Wajdi K. FEGHALI, Martin G. DIXON
  • Patent number: 9658854
    Abstract: Instructions and logic provide SIMD SM3 cryptographic hashing functionality. Some embodiments include a processor comprising: a decoder to decode instructions for a SIMD SM3 message expansion, specifying first and second source data operand sets, and an expansion extent. Processor execution units, responsive to the instruction, perform a number of SM3 message expansions, from the first and second source data operand sets, determined by the specified expansion extent and store the result into a SIMD destination register. Some embodiments also execute instructions for a SIMD SM3 hash round-slice portion of the hashing algorithm, from an intermediate hash value input, a source data set, and a round constant set. Processor execution units perform a set of SM3 hashing round iterations upon the source data set, applying the intermediate hash value input and the round constant set, and store a new hash value result in a SIMD destination register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gilbert M. Wolrich, Vinodh Gopal, Sean M. Gulley, Kirk S. Yap, Wajdi K. Feghali
  • Patent number: 9632782
    Abstract: A processor includes an instruction decoder to receive a first instruction to process a secure hash algorithm 2 (SHA-2) hash algorithm, the first instruction having a first operand associated with a first storage location to store a SHA-2 state and a second operand associated with a second storage location to store a plurality of messages and round constants. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder to perform one or more iterations of the SHA-2 hash algorithm on the SHA-2 state specified by the first operand and the plurality of messages and round constants specified by the second operand, in response to the first instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kirk S. Yap, Gilbert M. Wolrich, James D. Guilford, Vinodh Gopal, Erdinc Ozturk, Sean M. Gulley, Wajdi K. Feghali, Martin G. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20170109162
    Abstract: A processor includes an instruction decoder to receive a first instruction to process a secure hash algorithm 2 (SHA-2) hash algorithm, the first instruction having a first operand associated with a first storage location to store a SHA-2 state and a second operand associated with a second storage location to store a plurality of messages and round constants. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder to perform one or more iterations of the SHA-2 hash algorithm on the SHA-2 state specified by the first operand and the plurality of messages and round constants specified by the second operand, in response to the first instruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Kirk S. YAP, Gilbert M. WOLRICH, James D. GUILFORD, Vinodh GOPAL, Erdinc OZTURK, Sean M. GULLEY, Wajdi K. FEGHALI, Martin G. DIXON
  • Patent number: 9614544
    Abstract: Detailed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and apparatuses for decompression using hardware and software. For example, in embodiment a hardware apparatus comprises an input buffer to store incoming data from a compressed stream, a selector to select at least one byte stored in the input buffer, a decoder to decode the selected at least one byte and determine if the decoded at least one byte is a literal or a symbol, an overlap condition, a size of a record from the decoded stream, a length value of the data to be retrieved from the decoded stream, and an offset value for the decoded data, and a token format converter to convert the decoded data and data from source and destination offset base registers into a fixed-length token.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Vinodh Gopal, James D. Guilford, Kirk S. Yap, Sean M. Gulley, Gilbert M. Wolrich
  • Publication number: 20170093424
    Abstract: Detailed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and apparatuses for decompression using hardware and software. In hardware, an input buffer stores incoming input records from a compressed stream. A plurality of decoders decode at least one input record from the input buffer out output an intermediate record from the decoded data and a subset of the plurality of decoders to output a stream of literals. Finally, a reformat circuit formats an intermediate record into one of two types of tokens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Vinodh Gopal, James D. Guilford, Sean M. Gulley, Kirk S. Yap
  • Publication number: 20170060584
    Abstract: An apparatus is described that includes a semiconductor chip having an instruction execution pipeline having one or more execution units with respective logic circuitry to: a) execute a first instruction that multiplies a first input operand and a second input operand and presents a lower portion of the result, where, the first and second input operands are respective elements of first and second input vectors; b) execute a second instruction that multiplies a first input operand and a second input operand and presents an upper portion of the result, where, the first and second input operands are respective elements of first and second input vectors; and, c) execute an add instruction where a carry term of the add instruction's adding is recorded in a mask register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: GILBERT M. WOLRICH, KIRK S. YAP, JAMES D. GUILFORD, ERDINC OZTURK, VINODH GOPAL, WAJDI K. FEGHALI, SEAN M. GULLEY, MARTIN G. DIXON
  • Patent number: 9569210
    Abstract: An apparatus is described that includes an execution unit within an instruction pipeline. The execution unit has multiple stages of a circuit that includes a) and b) as follows: a) a first logic circuitry section having multiple mix logic sections each having: i) a first input to receive a first quad word and a second input to receive a second quad word; ii) an adder having a pair of inputs that are respectively coupled to the first and second inputs; iii) a rotator having a respective input coupled to the second input; iv) an XOR gate having a first input coupled to an output of the adder and a second input coupled to an output of the rotator. b) permute logic circuitry having inputs coupled to the respective adder and XOR gate outputs of the multiple mix logic sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gilbert M. Wolrich, Kirk S. Yap, James D. Guilford, Erdinc Ozturk, Vinodh Gopal, Wajdi K. Feghali, Sean M. Gulley, Martin G. Dixon
  • Publication number: 20170033928
    Abstract: Instructions and logic provide for a Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) SM4 round slice operation. Embodiments of an instruction specify a first and a second source data operand set, and substitution function indicators, e.g. in an immediate operand. Embodiments of a processor may include encryption units, responsive to the first instruction, to: perform a slice of SM4-round exchanges on a portion of the first source data operand set with a corresponding keys from the second source data operand set in response to a substitution function indicator that indicates a first substitution function, perform a slice of SM4 key generations using another portion of the first source data operand set with corresponding constants from the second source data operand set in response to a substitution function indicator that indicates a second substitution function, and store a set of result elements of the first instruction in a SIMD destination register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sean M. Gulley, Gilbert M. Wolrich, IV, Vinodh Gopal, Kirk S. Yap, Wajdi K. Feghali
  • Patent number: 9524169
    Abstract: Technologies for data decompression include a computing device that reads a symbol tag byte from an input stream. The computing device determines whether the symbol can be decoded using a fast-path routine, and if not, executes a slow-path routine to decompress the symbol. The slow-path routine may include data-dependent branch instructions that may be unpredictable using branch prediction hardware. For the fast-path routine, the computing device determines a next symbol increment value, a literal increment value, a data length, and an offset based on the tag byte, without executing an unpredictable branch instruction. The computing device sets a source pointer to either literal data or reference data as a function of the tag byte, without executing an unpredictable branch instruction. The computing device may set the source pointer using a conditional move instruction. The computing device copies the data and processes remaining symbols. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Vinodh Gopal, Sean M. Gulley, James D. Guilford
  • Publication number: 20160352512
    Abstract: One embodiment provides an apparatus. The apparatus includes a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) hash module configured to apportion at least a first portion of a message of length L to a number (S) of segments, the message including a plurality of sequences of data elements, each sequence including S data elements, a respective data element in each sequence apportioned to a respective segment, each segment including a number N of blocks of data elements and to hash the S segments in parallel, resulting in S segment digests, the S hash digests based, at least in part, on an initial value and to store the S hash digests; a padding module configured to pad a remainder, the remainder corresponding to a second portion of the message, the second portion related to the length L of the message, the number of segments and a block size; and a non-SIMD hash module configured to hash the padded remainder, resulting in an additional hash digest and to store the additional hash digest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sean M. Gulley, Vinodh Gopal, Wajdi K. Feghali, James D. Guilford, Gilbert M. Wolrich, Kirk S. Yap
  • Publication number: 20160313993
    Abstract: An apparatus is described that includes an execution unit within an instruction pipeline. The execution unit has multiple stages of a circuit that includes a) and b) as follows: a) a first logic circuitry section having multiple mix logic sections each having: i) a first input to receive a first quad word and a second input to receive a second quad word; ii) an adder having a pair of inputs that are respectively coupled to the first and second inputs; iii) a rotator having a respective input coupled to the second input; iv) an XOR gate having a first input coupled to an output of the adder and a second input coupled to an output of the rotator. b) permute logic circuitry having inputs coupled to the respective adder and XOR gate outputs of the multiple mix logic sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: GILBERT M. WOLRICH, KIRK S. YAP, JAMES D. GUILFORD, ERDINC OZTURK, VINODH GOPAL, WAJDI K. FEGHALI, SEAN M. GULLEY, MARTIN G. DIXON