摘要:
A processor is disclosed that can map a request from a central processing unit that uses memory-mapped input-output space to a second processing domain, such as a multithreaded processing domain. A request addressed to the input-output space of the central processing unit is converted to a corresponding command that simulates an operation between components in the multithreaded processing domain. The command is executed in the multithreaded processing domain. Information is accessed according to the request in response to executing the command.
摘要:
A processor is disclosed that can map a request from a central processing unit that uses memory-mapped input-output space to a second processing domain, such as a multithreaded processing domain. A request addressed to the input-output space of the central processing unit is converted to a corresponding command that simulates an operation between components in the multithreaded processing domain. The command is executed in the multithreaded processing domain. Information is accessed according to the request in response to executing the command.
摘要:
Managing memory access to random access memory includes fetching a read lock memory reference request and placing the read lock memory reference request at the end of a read lock miss queue if the read lock memory reference request is requesting access to an unlocked memory location and the read lock miss queue contains at least one read lock memory reference request.
摘要:
Managing memory access to random access memory includes fetching a read lock memory reference request and placing the read lock memory reference request at the end of a read lock miss queue if (1) the read lock memory reference request is requesting access to an unlocked memory location and (2) the read lock miss queue contains at least one read lock memory reference request.
摘要:
A system and method for employing registers for data transfer in multiple hardware contexts and programming engines to facilitate high performance data processing. The system and method includes a processor that includes programming engines with registers for transferring data from one of the registers residing in an executing programming engine to a subsequent one of the registers residing in an adjacent programming engine.
摘要:
A processor such as a parallel hardware-based multithreaded processor (12) is described. The processor (12) can execute a computer instruction that is a branch instruction that causes an instruction sequence in the processor to branch on any specified bit of a register (80, 78, 76b) being set or cleared and which specifies which bit of the specified register to use as a branch control bit.
摘要:
A system and method for employing multiple hardware contexts and programming engines in a functional pipeline partitioned to facilitate high performance data processing. The system and method includes processing a sequence of packets with a sequence of threads, with the sequence of threads spanning multiple programmable processing elements integrated within a processor, and with the programmable processing elements providing multiple threads of execution such that each of the threads acquires exclusive modification access to data shared.
摘要:
A bus mechanism to control information exchanges between bus masters and bus targets over a bus structure that includes separate command, push and pull data buses. Commands are generated by bus masters and are interpreted by bus targets on a per-target basis. Each bus target controls the servicing of a command intended for such target by controlling the transfer of push data over the push bus to a bus master specified in the command as a destination, for a push operation type, and by controlling the transfer of pull data over the pull bus to the target from a bus master specified in the command as a destination, for a pull operation type. Arbitration logic associated with each bus is used to control the flow of the information exchanges on that bus.
摘要:
A method of parallel hardware-based multithreaded processing is described. The method includes assigning tasks for packet processing to programming engines and establishing pipelines between programming stages, which correspond to the programming engines. The method also includes establishing contexts for the assigned tasks on the programming engines and using a software controlled cache such as a CAM to transfer data between next neighbor registers residing in the programming engines.