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Method and apparatus for managing resources in a multithreaded processor

US7051329B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 1999
Grant dateMay 23, 2006
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/507
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for managing resources in a multithreaded processor. In one embodiment, a resource is partitioned into a number of portions based upon a number of threads being executed concurrently. Resource allocation for each thread is performed in its respective portion of the resource.

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