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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2011
David W. Burns, Portland, OR (US);
James D. Allen, Portland, OR (US);
Michael D. Upton, Portland, OR (US);
Darrell D. Boggs, Aloha, OR (US);
David J. Sager, Portland, OR (US);
David W. Burns, Portland, OR (US);
James D. Allen, Portland, OR (US);
Michael D. Upton, Portland, OR (US);
Darrell D. Boggs, Aloha, OR (US);
David J. Sager, Portland, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In a multi-threaded processor, thread priority variables are set up in memory. The actual assignment of thread priority is based on the expiration of a thread precedence counter. To further augment, the effectiveness of the thread precedence counters, starting counters are associated with each thread that serve as a multiplier for the value to be used in the thread precedence counter. The value in the starting counters are manipulated so as to prevent one thread from getting undue priority to the resources of the multi-threaded processor.