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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1997
Ramesh Panwar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ricky C. Hetherington, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for dynamically reconfiguring a processor involves placing the processor in a first configuration having a first number (m) of strands while the coded instructions comprise instructions from a number (m) threads. The instructions in each of the m threads are executed on one of the m strands using execution resources at least some of which are shared among the m strands. While the coded instructions comprise instructions from a number (n) threads, the processor is placed in a second configuration having a second number (n) of strands. The instruction are executed in each of the n strands using execution resources at least some of which are shared among the n strands.