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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Guillermo J. Rozas, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Alexander Klaiber, Mountain View, CA (US);
James van Zoeren, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Paul Serris, San Jose, CA (US);
Brad Hoyt, Portland, OR (US);
Sridharan Ramakrishnan, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Hens Vanderschoot, Tigard, OR (US);
Ross Segelken, Portland, OR (US);
Darrell D. Boggs, Aloha, OR (US);
Magnus Ekman, Alameda, CA (US);
NVIDIA CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments related to managing lazy runahead operations at a microprocessor are disclosed. For example, an embodiment of a method for operating a microprocessor described herein includes identifying a primary condition that triggers an unresolved state of the microprocessor. The example method also includes identifying a forcing condition that compels resolution of the unresolved state. The example method also includes, in response to identification of the forcing condition, causing the microprocessor to enter a runahead mode.