Multiprocessor breakpoint
US7689867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3648
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques that may be utilized in a multiprocessor system are described. In one embodiment, one or more signals are generated to indicate that a breakpoint instruction is executed by one of the plurality of processors in the multiprocessor system. For example, a signal may be generated to indicate whether a processor is to be halted once it receives the a signal that indicates the breakpoint instruction. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
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