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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael C. Houston, Cupertino, CA (US);
Benedict R. Gaster, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Lee W. Howes, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Michael Mantor, Orlando, FL (US);
Dominik Behr, San Jose, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed methods, systems, and computer program products embodiments include synchronizing a group of workitems on a processor by storing a respective program counter associated with each of the workitems, selecting at least one first workitem from the group for execution, and executing the selected at least one first workitem on the processor. The selecting is based upon the respective stored program counter associated with the at least one first workitem.