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Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 07, 2013
Applicant:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Lee W. Howes, Austin, TX (US);

Benedict R. Gaster, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Michael C. Houston, Cupertino, CA (US);

Assignee:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/42 (2006.01); G06F 9/38 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3851 (2013.01); G06F 8/458 (2013.01); G06F 9/3009 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product synchronize a group of workitems executing an instruction stream on a processor. The processor is yielded by a first workitem responsive to a synchronization instruction in the instruction stream. A first one of a plurality of program counters is updated to point to a next instruction following the synchronization instruction in the instruction stream to be executed by the first workitem. A second workitem is run on the processor after the yielding.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Howes, Lee. (2017). Method and system for yield operation supporting thread-like behavior (U.S. Patent No. 9697003). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9697003

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