Method and system for yield operation supporting thread-like behavior
US9697003B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3888
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product synchronize a group of workitems executing an instruction stream on a processor. The processor is yielded by a first workitem responsive to a synchronization instruction in the instruction stream. A first one of a plurality of program counters is updated to point to a next instruction following the synchronization instruction in the instruction stream to be executed by the first workitem. A second workitem is run on the processor after the yielding.
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