Scheduling tasks using swap flags
US10884743B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/522
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of activating scheduling instructions within a parallel processing unit is described. The method comprises decoding, in an instruction decoder, an instruction in a scheduled task in an active state and checking, by an instruction controller, if a swap flag is set in the decoded instruction. If the swap flag in the decoded instruction is set, a scheduler is triggered to de-activate the scheduled task by changing the scheduled task from the active state to a non-active state.
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