Breakpoint method for parallel hardware threads in multithreaded processor
US7020871B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/362
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of debugging code that executes in a multithreaded processor having a microengines includes receiving a program instruction and an identification representing a selected one of the microengines from a remote user interface connected to the processor pausing program execution in the threads executing in the selected microengine, inserting a breakpoint after a program instruction in the selected microengine that matches the program instruction received from the remote user interface, resuming program execution in the selected microengine, executing a breakpoint routine if program execution in the selected microengine encounters the breakpoint and resuming program execution in the microengine.
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