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Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2011
Applicant:

Robert T. Golla, Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventor:

Robert T. Golla, Round Rock, TX (US);

Assignee:

Open Computing Trust I & II, San Carlos, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In one embodiment, a multithreaded processor includes a plurality of buffers, each configured to store instructions corresponding to a respective thread. The multithreaded processor also includes a pick unit coupled to the plurality of buffers. The pick unit may pick from at least one of the buffers in a given cycle, a valid instruction based upon a thread selection algorithm. The pick unit may further cancel, in the given cycle, the picking of the valid instruction in response to receiving a cancel indication.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Golla, Robert. (2014). Mechanism for selecting instructions for execution in a multithreaded processor (U.S. Patent No. 8769246). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8769246

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