Finish status reporting for a simultaneous multithreading processor using an instruction completion table
US11269647B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3887
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A simultaneous multithreading processor and related method of operating are disclosed. The method comprises dispatching portions of a first instruction to be executed by a respective plurality of execution units of the processor; receiving, at an instruction completion table of the processor, respective finish reports responsive to execution of the portions of the first instruction; determining, using the received finish reports, that all of the portions of the first instruction have been executed; and updating the instruction completion table to indicate that the first instruction is ready for completion.
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