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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Michael David May, Bristol, GB;
Peter Hedinger, Bristol, GB;
Alastair Dixon, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
XMOS Ltd., London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/38 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3851 (2013.01); G06F 9/30087 (2013.01); G06F 9/3009 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a processor comprising an execution unit arranged to execute multiple program threads, each thread comprising a sequence of instructions, and a plurality of synchronisers for synchronising threads. Each synchroniser is operable, in response to execution by the execution unit of one or more synchroniser association instructions, to associate with a group of at least two threads. Each synchroniser is also operable, when thus associated, to synchronise the threads of the group by pausing execution of a thread in the group pending a synchronisation point in another thread of that group.