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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9767272
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14518507

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In one embodiment, a processor comprises: a first register to store a first bound value for a stack to be stored in a memory; a second register to store a second bound value for the stack; a checker logic to determine, prior to an exit point at a conclusion of a function to be executed on the processor, whether a value of a stack pointer is within a range between the first bound value and the second bound value; and a logic to prevent a return to a caller of the function if the stack pointer value is not within the range. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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  • INTEL CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brandt, Jason W Austin, US 156 1330
Bulygin, Yuriy Beaverton, US 22 229
Li, Xiaoning Santa Clara, US 41 533
Sahita, Ravi L Portland, US 171 2502
Shanbhogue, Vedvyas Austin, US 217 2129

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