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Adaptively handling remote atomic execution based upon contention prediction

US8533436B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2009
Grant dateSep 10, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0817
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an instruction for decoding in a processor core and dynamically handling the instruction with one of multiple behaviors based on whether contention is predicted. If no contention is predicted, the instruction is executed in the core, and if contention is predicted data associated with the instruction is marshaled and sent to a selected remote agent for execution. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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