Resolving conflicts by restarting execution of failed discretely executable subcomponent using register and memory values generated by main component after the occurrence of a conflict
US8544006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5017
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for speculatively executing a single threaded program within a multi-core processor which includes identifying an idle core within the multi-core processor, performing a look ahead operation on the single thread instructions to identify speculative instructions within the single thread instructions, and allocating the idle core to execute the speculative instructions.
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