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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Martin T. Pohlack, Dresden, DE;
Stephan Diestelhorst, Dresden, DE;
Assignee:
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 7/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/466 (2013.01); G06F 9/467 (2013.01);
Abstract
The described embodiments include a processor that handles operations during transactions. In these embodiments, the processor comprises one or more cores. During operation, at least one core is configured to monitor the acquisition of time stamps during transactions. The at least one core is further configured to prevent the acquisition of time stamps that meet predetermined conditions.