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Patent No.:

US 8024735 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2002
Applicants:

Kevin W. Rudd, Portland, OR (US);

Udo Walterscheidt, San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kevin W. Rudd, Portland, OR (US);

Udo Walterscheidt, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A system and method for determine which threads to execute at a given time in a multi-threaded computer system. A thread prioritizer determines execution fairness between pairs of potentially executing threads. A switch enabler determines forward progress of each executing thread. The resulting indicators from the thread prioritizer and switch enabler may aid in the determination of whether or not to switch a particular potentially executing thread into execution resources.


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Rudd, Kevin. (2011). Method and apparatus for ensuring fairness and forward progress when executing multiple threads of execution (U.S. Patent No. 8024735). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8024735

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