Thread scheduling control and memory splitting in a barrel processor
US12135987B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C7/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Devices and techniques for sharing thread memory in a barrel processor via scheduling are described herein. An apparatus includes a barrel processor, which includes thread scheduling circuitry, where the barrel processor is configured to perform operations through use of the thread scheduling circuitry, the operations including those to: place a thread to be scheduled in one of two groups: a first group and a second group, wherein the first group is associated with a first processor storage device, and the second group is associated with a second processor storage device; and schedule a current thread to place into a pipeline for the barrel processor, the scheduling performed by alternating between threads in the first group and threads in the second group.
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