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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Kenneth L. Ward, Austin, TX (US);
Susan E. Eisen, Round Rock, TX (US);
Dung Q. Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);
Glenn O. Kincaid, Austin, TX (US);
Christopher M. Mueller, Round Rock, TX (US);
Tu-An T. Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);
Gaurav Mittal, Round Rock, TX (US);
Deepak K. Singh, Apex, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A simultaneous multithreading processor and related method of operating are disclosed. The method comprises dispatching portions of a first instruction to be executed by a respective plurality of execution units of the processor; receiving, at an instruction completion table of the processor, respective finish reports responsive to execution of the portions of the first instruction; determining, using the received finish reports, that all of the portions of the first instruction have been executed; and updating the instruction completion table to indicate that the first instruction is ready for completion.