Method and apparatus for processing an event occurrence within a multithreaded processor
US6496925B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3861
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method includes detecting a first event occurrence for a first thread being processed within a multithreaded processor. Responsive to the detection of this first event occurrence, a second thread being processed within the multithreaded processor is monitored to detect a clearing point for this second thread. Responsive to the detection of a clearing point for the second thread, a functional unit within the multithreaded processor is cleared of data for both the first and the second threads.
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