Abstracting a multithreaded processor core to a single threaded processor core
US9003410B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5021
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus and method to abstract a multithreaded processor core to single threaded processor core include performing the steps of: viewing, by an operating system, a first hardware thread and a second hardware thread in a processor core; and viewing, by a user application, the first hardware thread and the second hardware thread as a single CPU object.
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