GB2321544B - Concurrently executing multiple threads containing data dependent instructions - Google Patents

Concurrently executing multiple threads containing data dependent instructions

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GB2321544B
GB2321544B GB9724351A GB9724351A GB2321544B GB 2321544 B GB2321544 B GB 2321544B GB 9724351 A GB9724351 A GB 9724351A GB 9724351 A GB9724351 A GB 9724351A GB 2321544 B GB2321544 B GB 2321544B
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Prior art keywords
containing data
multiple threads
dependent instructions
data dependent
executing multiple
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GB2321544A (en
Inventor
James Allan Kahle
Soummya Mallick
Robert G Mcdonald
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International Business Machines Corp
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International Business Machines Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
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    • G06F9/46—Multiprogramming arrangements
    • G06F9/48—Program initiating; Program switching, e.g. by interrupt
    • G06F9/4806—Task transfer initiation or dispatching
    • G06F9/4843—Task transfer initiation or dispatching by program, e.g. task dispatcher, supervisor, operating system
    • G06F9/4881—Scheduling strategies for dispatcher, e.g. round robin, multi-level priority queues
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    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/30003—Arrangements for executing specific machine instructions
    • G06F9/30076—Arrangements for executing specific machine instructions to perform miscellaneous control operations, e.g. NOP
    • G06F9/30087—Synchronisation or serialisation instructions
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/30003—Arrangements for executing specific machine instructions
    • G06F9/30076—Arrangements for executing specific machine instructions to perform miscellaneous control operations, e.g. NOP
    • G06F9/3009—Thread control instructions
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead
    • G06F9/3824—Operand accessing
    • G06F9/3834—Maintaining memory consistency
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead
    • G06F9/3836—Instruction issuing, e.g. dynamic instruction scheduling or out of order instruction execution
    • G06F9/3851—Instruction issuing, e.g. dynamic instruction scheduling or out of order instruction execution from multiple instruction streams, e.g. multistreaming
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/46—Multiprogramming arrangements
    • G06F9/52—Program synchronisation; Mutual exclusion, e.g. by means of semaphores

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GB9724351A 1996-12-16 1997-11-19 Concurrently executing multiple threads containing data dependent instructions Expired - Fee Related GB2321544B (en)

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US76748996A 1996-12-16 1996-12-16

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GB2321544A GB2321544A (en) 1998-07-29
GB2321544B true GB2321544B (en) 2001-08-01

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US7174551B2 (en) 2002-05-20 2007-02-06 International Business Machines Corporation Multiple task wait system for use in a data warehouse environment
US7548989B2 (en) 2003-07-01 2009-06-16 International Business Machines Corporation Method and system for maintaining consistency during multi-threaded processing of LDIF data
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