Software replayer for transactional memory programs
US9697040B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/362
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is disclosed that includes a processor and a dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The processor includes a hybrid transactional memory (HyTM) that includes hardware transactional memory (HTM), and a program debugger to replay a program that includes an HTM instruction and that has been executed has been executed using the HyTM. The program debugger includes a software emulator that is to replay the HTM instruction by emulation of the HTM. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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