Methods and apparatus for generating speculative helper thread spawn-target points
US7523465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/433
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and an apparatus for generating a speculative helper thread for cache prefetch are disclosed. The disclosed techniques select spawn-target pairs based on profile data and a series of calculations. Helper threads are then generated to launch at the selected spawn points in order to prefetch software instructions (or data) for a single-threaded software application. The generated helper threads are then attached to the single-threaded software application to create a multi-threaded software application.
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