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Registering a user-handler in hardware for transactional memory event handling

US9785462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Gad Sheaffer · Haifa, IL
Shlomo Raikin · Nes Ziona, IL
Vadim Bassin · Raanana, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 2008
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/528
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for registering a user-handler in hardware for transactional memory is herein described. A user-accessible register is to hold a reference to a transactional handler. An event register may also be provided to specify handler events, which may be done utilizing user-level software, privileged software, or by hardware. When an event is detected execution vectors to the transaction handler based on the reference to the transactional handler held in the user-accessible register. The transactional handler handles the event and then execution returns to normal flow.

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