寄存器机

数理逻辑理论计算机科学中,寄存器机(英语:Register machine),又译为暂存器机,是以类似于使用图灵机的方式使用的一类抽象机器。所有模型都是图灵等价的。

寄存器机得名于它有一个或多个“寄存器”——替代了图灵机的磁带和磁头,这个模型使用了多个唯一寻址的寄存器,每个都持有一个单一正整数

在文献中至少可找到4个子类,下面按最原始到最类似计算机的次序列出:

  • 计数器机——最原始和精简的模型。缺乏间接寻址。指令在按照哈佛结构的有限状态机内。
  • 指针机——计数器机和RAM模型的混合。比这两个模型更少共通更多抽象。指令在按照哈佛结构的有限状态机内。
  • 随机存取机(RAM)——带有间接寻址和通常扩充的指令集。指令在按照哈佛结构的有限状态机内。
  • 随机存取存储程序机(RASP)——带有指令在其寄存器中的RAM,类似于通用图灵机;因此它是冯·诺伊曼结构的一个例子。但是不同于计算机的是这个模型是带有有效无限个寄存器的“理想”机器。不像计算机甚至RISC计算机,指令集在指令数目上是非常精简的。

任何正确定义的寄存器机都是图灵等价的。计算速度严重倚赖于模型细节。

形式定义

没有标准术语;每个作者都以自己的助记符或符号下定义。

寄存器机构成如下:

  1. 无界数目的标定的、离散的、在宽度(容量)上无界的寄存器:有限(在某些模型中无限)的寄存器集合r0 ... rn,每个都有无限宽度并持有一个单一非负整数(0, 1, 2, ...)。寄存器可以做它们自己的算术,或者可以有也可以没有一个或多个做算术的特殊寄存器,比如“累加器”或“地址寄存器”。
  2. 计数的筹码或标码——离散的、不可细分的唯一一类只适合这个模型的物件或标记。在最精简的计数器机模型中,对每个算术指令只有一个物件/标记被要么增加到要么减少自它的位置/磁带。在某些计数器机模型(比如Melzak(1961), Minsky (1961))和多数RAM与RASP模型中,在“加法”、“减法”、“乘法”和“除法”这样的指令中多于一个物件/标记可以增加或减少。某些模型有控制运算比如“复制”(也叫做“移动”、“装载”、“存储”)一个动作就从寄存器到寄存器移动一堆物件/标记。
  3. (非常)有限的指令集:指令可被分类为算术和控制。对指令集有一种限制:一个指令集必须允许这个模型是图灵等价的,就是说它必须能够计算任何偏递归函数
    1. 算术:算术指令可以运算于所有寄存器上或只在特殊的寄存器上(比如累加器)。他们通常被按如下集合来选择(但例外大量存在):
      • 计数器机:{增加(r),减少(r),清零(r)}
      • 精简RAM, RASP:{增加(r),减少(r),清零(r),装载立即常量k,加(r1,r2),真减(r1,r2),增加累加器,减少累加器,清除累加器,加寄存器r的内容到累加器,从累加器真减寄存器r的内容}
      • 扩充RAM, RASP:所有精简指令加上:{乘法,除法,各种布尔逐位运算 (左移位,位测试,等等)}
    2. 控制:
      • 计数器机模型:可选的{复制(r1,r2)}
      • RAM和RASP模型:多数都有{复制(r1,r2)},或{装载累加器从r,存储累加器到r,装载立即常量到累加器}
      • 所有模型:至少一个跟随寄存器测试的条件“跳转”(分支,goto),比如{零时跳转,非零时跳转(就是,正时跳转),等时跳转,非等时跳转}
      • 所有模型可选的:{无条件程序跳转(goto)}
    3. 寄存器寻址方法
      • 计数器机:没有间接寻址,在高度原子化的模型中可能有立即操作数
      • RAM和RASP:可用间接寻址,典型的立即操作数
    4. 输入输出:
      • 所有模型:可选的
  4. 状态寄存器:一个特殊的指令寄存器"IR",有限并独立于上述寄存器,它存储当前的要执行的指令和它在指令TABLE(表格)中的地址;这个寄存器和它的TABLE位于有限状态机内。
    • IR是对于所有模型都是禁区。在RAM和RASP的情况下,为了确定一个寄存器的地址,模型可以选择要么(i)在直接寻址的情况下——地址通过TABLE指定而临时位于IR中,或(ii)在间接寻址的情况下——寄存器的内容由IR的指令指定。
    • IR不是RASP(或常规计算机)的程序计数器(PC)。PC只是类似累加器的另一个寄存器,只专门持有RASP的当前基于寄存器的指令的编号。所以RASP有两个“指令/程序”寄存器——(i)IR(有限状态自动机的指令寄存器)和(ii)PC(程序计数器)用于位于寄存器中的程序。(同样于专门的PC寄存器,RASP可以有专门的寄存器如“程序-指令寄存器”(用名字如"PIR, "IR", "PR"等)
  5. 常按顺序的标定指令的列表:指令的有限列表I1 ... Im。在计数器机、随机存取机(RAM)和指针机的情况下,指令存储于有限状态机的TABLE中;因此这些模型是哈佛结构的例子。在RASP的情况下,程序存储在寄存器中;所以它是冯·诺伊曼结构的例子。
    通常像计算机程序,指令被按顺序列出;除非成功跳转否则缺省顺序是眼数值次序。有个例外是算盘(Lambek (1961), Minksy (1961))计数器机模型——所有指令都有至少一个“下一个”指令标识符"z",而条件分支有两个。(算盘模型组合了两个指令JZ接着DEC):
    • 比如{ INC(r, z), JZDEC(r, ztrue, zfalse)}

参见

引用

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