公开(公告)号：US06526431B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-25

申请号：US09257923

申请日：1999-02-26

申请人： Bryant Bigbee ,  Kenneth S. Reneris ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

发明人： Bryant Bigbee ,  Kenneth S. Reneris ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

IPC分类号： G06F900

CPC分类号： G06F9/30043

摘要： The present invention is a method and apparatus for switching first and second tasks in an operating system. The first and second tasks each have first and second traditional states and first and second extended states, in a processing unit. The method comprises: (a) saving the first traditional and extended states from the processing unit to a buffer; (b) updating the buffer by replacing the first extended state by the second extended state; and (c) restoring the first traditional state and the second extended state in the processing unit from the updated buffer.

摘要翻译： 本发明是用于在操作系统中切换第一和第二任务的方法和装置。 第一和第二任务在处理单元中具有第一和第二传统状态以及第一和第二扩展状态。 该方法包括：（a）将第一传统和扩展状态从处理单元保存到缓冲器; （b）通过将第一扩展状态替换第二扩展状态来更新缓冲器; 和（c）从更新的缓冲器恢复处理单元中的第一传统状态和第二扩展状态。

公开(公告)号：US08719819B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-06

申请号：US11173326

申请日：2005-06-30

申请人： Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Ed Grochowski ,  James Paul Held ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Gautham Chinya ,  Xiang Zou ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xinmin Tian ,  Anil Aggarwal ,  Scott Dion Rodgers ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  Richard Andrew Hankins

发明人： Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Ed Grochowski ,  James Paul Held ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Gautham Chinya ,  Xiang Zou ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xinmin Tian ,  Anil Aggarwal ,  Scott Dion Rodgers ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  Richard Andrew Hankins

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/30003 ,  G06F9/30043 ,  G06F9/3005 ,  G06F9/3009 ,  G06F9/30145 ,  G06F9/3017 ,  G06F9/30174 ,  G06F9/3851 ,  G06F9/4843 ,  G06F9/4881

摘要： In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes managing user-level threads on a first instruction sequencer in response to executing user-level instructions on a second instruction sequencer that is under control of an application level program. A first user-level thread is run on the second instruction sequencer and contains one or more user level instructions. A first user level instruction has at least 1) a field that makes reference to one or more instruction sequencers or 2) implicitly references with a pointer to code that specifically addresses one or more instruction sequencers when the code is executed.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，提供了一种方法。 该方法包括响应于在应用级程序的控制下对第二指令定序器执行用户级指令来管理第一指令定序器上的用户级线程。 在第二指令定序器上运行第一用户级线程并且包含一个或多个用户级指令。 第一用户级指令至少具有1）引用一个或多个指令定序器的字段，或者2）使用指向代码执行代码时特定寻址一个或多个指令定序器的代码的指针进行隐式引用。

公开(公告)号：US20120084536A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-05

申请号：US13314826

申请日：2011-12-08

申请人： Quinn A. Jacobson ,  Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

发明人： Quinn A. Jacobson ,  Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

IPC分类号： G06F9/30

CPC分类号： G06F9/526 ,  G06F9/30087 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/3834 ,  G06F9/3842 ,  G06F9/3851 ,  G06F9/3861

摘要： A processor may include an address monitor table and an atomic update table to support speculative threading. The processor may also include one or more registers to maintain state associated with execution of speculative threads. The processor may support one or more of the following primitives: an instruction to write to a register of the state, an instruction to trigger the committing of buffered memory updates, an instruction to read the a status register of the state, and/or an instruction to clear one of the state bits associated with trap/exception/interrupt handling. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 处理器可以包括地址监视表和原子更新表以支持推测性线程。 处理器还可以包括一个或多个寄存器以维持与推测线程的执行相关联的状态。 处理器可以支持以下一个或多个原语：写入状态寄存器的指令，触发提交缓冲存储器更新的指令，读取状态状态寄存器的指令和/或 指令清除与陷阱/异常/中断处理相关联的状态位之一。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20110087867A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-14

申请号：US12970040

申请日：2010-12-16

申请人： Quinn A. Jacobson ,  Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

发明人： Quinn A. Jacobson ,  Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F9/526 ,  G06F9/30087 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/3834 ,  G06F9/3842 ,  G06F9/3851 ,  G06F9/3861

摘要： A processor may include an address monitor table and an atomic update table to support speculative threading. The processor may also include one or more registers to maintain state associated with execution of speculative threads. The processor may support one or more of the following primitives: an instruction to write to a register of the state, an instruction to trigger the committing of buffered memory updates, an instruction to read the a status register of the state, and/or an instruction to clear one of the state bits associated with trap/exception/interrupt handling. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 处理器可以包括地址监视器表和原子更新表以支持推测性线程。 处理器还可以包括一个或多个寄存器以维持与推测线程的执行相关联的状态。 处理器可以支持以下一个或多个原语：写入状态寄存器的指令，触发提交缓冲存储器更新的指令，读取状态状态寄存器的指令和/或 指令清除与陷阱/异常/中断处理相关联的状态位之一。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US09720697B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US13608970

申请日：2012-09-10

申请人： Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Ed Grochowski ,  James Paul Held ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Gautham Chinya ,  Xiang Zou ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xinmin Tian ,  Anil Aggarwal ,  Scott Dion Rodgers ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  Richard Andrew Hankins

发明人： Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Ed Grochowski ,  James Paul Held ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Gautham Chinya ,  Xiang Zou ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xinmin Tian ,  Anil Aggarwal ,  Scott Dion Rodgers ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  Richard Andrew Hankins

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/48

CPC分类号： G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/30003 ,  G06F9/30043 ,  G06F9/3005 ,  G06F9/3009 ,  G06F9/30145 ,  G06F9/3017 ,  G06F9/30174 ,  G06F9/3851 ,  G06F9/4843 ,  G06F9/4881

摘要： In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes managing user-level threads on a first instruction sequencer in response to executing user-level instructions on a second instruction sequencer that is under control of an application level program. A first user-level thread is run on the second instruction sequencer and contains one or more user level instructions. A first user level instruction has at least 1) a field that makes reference to one or more instruction sequencers or 2) implicitly references with a pointer to code that specifically addresses one or more instruction sequencers when the code is executed.

公开(公告)号：US08516483B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US11129607

申请日：2005-05-13

申请人： Gautham Chinya ,  Hong Wang ,  Richard A. Hankins ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  John Shen ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  John L. Reid

发明人： Gautham Chinya ,  Hong Wang ,  Richard A. Hankins ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  John Shen ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  John L. Reid

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F9/4881 ,  G06F9/524 ,  G06F2209/483

摘要： Operating system services are transparently triggered for thread execution resources (“sequencers”) that are sequestered from view of the operating system. A “surrogate” thread that is managed by, and visible to, the operating system is utilized to acquire OS services on behalf of a sequestered sequencer. Multi-shred contention for shred-specific resources may thus be alleviated. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 对于从操作系统视图隔离的线程执行资源（“sequencer”），操作系统服务被透明地触发。 由操作系统管理并且对操作系统可见的“代理”线程用于代表隔离定序器获取OS服务。 因此可以减轻碎片专用资源的多重争用争用。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US07882339B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-01

申请号：US11165639

申请日：2005-06-23

申请人： Quinn A. Jacobson ,  Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

发明人： Quinn A. Jacobson ,  Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

IPC分类号： G06F7/38 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/526 ,  G06F9/30087 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/3834 ,  G06F9/3842 ,  G06F9/3851 ,  G06F9/3861

摘要： A processor may include an address monitor table and an atomic update table to support speculative threading. The processor may also include one or more registers to maintain state associated with execution of speculative threads. The processor may support one or more of the following primitives: an instruction to write to a register of the state, an instruction to trigger the committing of buffered memory updates, an instruction to read the a status register of the state, and/or an instruction to clear one of the state bits associated with trap/exception/interrupt handling. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 处理器可以包括地址监视表和原子更新表以支持推测性线程。 处理器还可以包括一个或多个寄存器以维持与推测线程的执行相关联的状态。 处理器可以支持以下一个或多个原语：写入状态寄存器的指令，触发提交缓冲存储器更新的指令，读取状态状态寄存器的指令和/或 指令清除与陷阱/异常/中断处理相关联的状态位之一。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20130054940A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-28

申请号：US13608970

申请日：2012-09-10

申请人： Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Ed Grochowski ,  James Paul Held ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Gautham Chinya ,  Xiang Zou ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xinmin Tian ,  Anil Aggarwal ,  Scott Dion Rodgers ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  Richard Andrew Hankins

发明人： Hong Wang ,  John Shen ,  Ed Grochowski ,  James Paul Held ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Gautham Chinya ,  Xiang Zou ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xinmin Tian ,  Anil Aggarwal ,  Scott Dion Rodgers ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  Richard Andrew Hankins

IPC分类号： G06F9/312

CPC分类号： G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/30003 ,  G06F9/30043 ,  G06F9/3005 ,  G06F9/3009 ,  G06F9/30145 ,  G06F9/3017 ,  G06F9/30174 ,  G06F9/3851 ,  G06F9/4843 ,  G06F9/4881

摘要： In an embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes managing user-level threads on a first instruction sequencer in response to executing user-level instructions on a second instruction sequencer that is under control of an application level program. A first user-level thread is run on the second instruction sequencer and contains one or more user level instructions. A first user level instruction has at least 1) a field that makes reference to one or more instruction sequencers or 2) implicitly references with a pointer to code that specifically addresses one or more instruction sequencers when the code is executed.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，提供了一种方法。 该方法包括响应于在应用级程序的控制下对第二指令定序器执行用户级指令来管理第一指令定序器上的用户级线程。 在第二指令定序器上运行第一用户级线程并且包含一个或多个用户级指令。 第一用户级指令至少具有1）引用一个或多个指令定序器的字段，或者2）使用指向代码执行代码时特定寻址一个或多个指令定序器的代码的指针进行隐式引用。

公开(公告)号：US08332619B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-11

申请号：US13314826

申请日：2011-12-08

申请人： Quinn A. Jacobson ,  Hong Wang ,  John P. Shen ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

发明人： Quinn A. Jacobson ,  Hong Wang ,  John P. Shen ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik

IPC分类号： G06F7/38 ,  G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/526 ,  G06F9/30087 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/3834 ,  G06F9/3842 ,  G06F9/3851 ,  G06F9/3861

摘要： A processor may include an address monitor table and an atomic update table to support speculative threading. The processor may also include one or more registers to maintain state associated with execution of speculative threads. The processor may support one or more of the following primitives: an instruction to write to a register of the state, an instruction to trigger the committing of buffered memory updates, an instruction to read the a status register of the state, and/or an instruction to clear one of the state bits associated with trap/exception/interrupt handling. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 处理器可以包括地址监视表和原子更新表以支持推测性线程。 处理器还可以包括一个或多个寄存器以维持与推测线程的执行相关联的状态。 处理器可以支持以下一个或多个原语：写入状态寄存器的指令，触发提交缓冲存储器更新的指令，读取状态状态寄存器的指令和/或 指令清除与陷阱/异常/中断处理相关联的状态位之一。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US07743233B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-22

申请号：US11100032

申请日：2005-04-05

申请人： Hong Wang ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Richard A. Hankins ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  John Shen ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Jason W. Brandt ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Douglas M. Carmean ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  Scott Dion Rodgers ,  Ryan N. Rakvic ,  John L. Reid ,  David K. Poulsen ,  Sanjiv M. Shah ,  James Paul Held ,  James Charles Abel

发明人： Hong Wang ,  Gautham N. Chinya ,  Richard A. Hankins ,  Shivnandan D. Kaushik ,  Bryant Bigbee ,  John Shen ,  Per Hammarlund ,  Xiang Zou ,  Jason W. Brandt ,  Prashant Sethi ,  Douglas M. Carmean ,  Baiju V. Patel ,  Scott Dion Rodgers ,  Ryan N. Rakvic ,  John L. Reid ,  David K. Poulsen ,  Sanjiv M. Shah ,  James Paul Held ,  James Charles Abel

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/485 ,  G06F9/30043 ,  G06F9/30076 ,  G06F9/3851 ,  G06F9/3885 ,  G06F9/3891 ,  G06F9/461 ,  G06F9/4881

摘要： Disclosed are embodiments of a system, methods and mechanism for management and translation of mapping between logical sequencer addresses and physical or logical sequencers in a multi-sequencer multithreading system. A mapping manager may manage assignment and mapping of logical sequencer addresses or pages to actual sequencers or frames of the system. Rationing logic associated with the mapping manager may take into account sequencer attributes when such mapping is performed Relocation logic associated with the mapping manager may manage spill and fill of context information to/from a backing store when re-mapping actual sequencers. Sequencers may be allocated singly, or may be allocated as part of partitioned blocks. The mapping manager may also include translation logic that provides an identifier for the mapped sequencer each time a logical sequencer address is used in a user program. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于管理和转换逻辑定序器地址与多序列器多线程系统中的物理或逻辑顺控程序之间的映射的系统，方法和机制的实施例。 映射管理器可以管理逻辑顺控程序地址或页面到系统的实际定序器或帧的分配和映射。 与映射管理器相关联的配给逻辑可以在执行这样的映射时考虑定序器属性。当重新映射实际的定序器时，与映射管理器相关联的重定位逻辑可以管理向/从备份存储器的上下文信息的溢出和填充。 排序器可以单独分配，或者可以被分配为分区块的一部分。 映射管理器还可以包括每当在用户程序中使用逻辑定序器地址时为映射的定序器提供标识符的翻译逻辑。 还描述和要求保护其他实施例。