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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Brian K. Flachs, Georgetown, TX (US);
Harm P. Hofstee, Austin, TX (US);
Charles R. Johns, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew E. King, Pflugerville, TX (US);
John S. Liberty, Round Rock, TX (US);
Brad W. Michael, Austin, TX (US);
Brian K. Flachs, Georgetown, TX (US);
Harm P. Hofstee, Austin, TX (US);
Charles R. Johns, Austin, TX (US);
Matthew E. King, Pflugerville, TX (US);
John S. Liberty, Round Rock, TX (US);
Brad W. Michael, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A mechanism programming a direct memory access engine operating as a multithreaded processor is provided. A plurality of programs is received from a host processor in a local memory associated with the direct memory access engine. A request is received in the direct memory access engine from the host processor indicating that the plurality of programs located in the local memory is to be executed. The direct memory access engine executes two or more of the plurality of programs without intervention by a host processor. As each of the two or more of the plurality of programs completes execution, the direct memory access engine sends a completion notification to the host processor that indicates that the program has completed execution.