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Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2010
Applicants:

Etai Adar, Yokneam Ilit, IL;

Srinivasan Ramani, Cary, NC (US);

Eric F. Robinson, Raleigh, NC (US);

Thuong Q. Truong, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Etai Adar, Yokneam Ilit, IL;

Srinivasan Ramani, Cary, NC (US);

Eric F. Robinson, Raleigh, NC (US);

Thuong Q. Truong, Austin, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Counter registers are shared among multiple threads executing on multiple processor cores. An event within the processor core is selected. A multiplexer in front of each of a number of counters is configured to route the event to a counter. A number of counters are assigned for the event to each of a plurality of threads running for a plurality of applications on a plurality of processor cores, wherein each of the counters includes a thread identifier in the interrupt thread identification field and a processor identifier in the processor identification field. The number of counters is configured to have a number of interrupt thread identification fields and a number of processor identification fields to identify a thread that will receive a number of interrupts.


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