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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2011
Applicants:
Pradeep Vincent, Kenmore, WA (US);
Darek J. Mihocka, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Inventors:
Pradeep Vincent, Kenmore, WA (US);
Darek J. Mihocka, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/5027 (2013.01); G06F 12/0842 (2013.01);
Abstract
Architectures and techniques for substantially maintaining performance of hyperthreads within processing cores of processors. One technique can include determining that at least one of two or more hyperthreads has entered an idle state. The technique can further include executing an idle workload loop that comprises a set of instructions that substantially simulates execution of the one of the two or more hyperthreads that has entered the idle state.