摘要:
A computer system, a computer processor and a method executable on a computer processor involve placing each sequence of a plurality of sequences of computer instructions being scheduled for execution in the processor into a separate queue. The head instruction from each queue is stored into a first storage unit prior to determining whether the head instruction is ready for scheduling. For each instruction in the first storage unit that is determined to be ready, the instruction is moved from the first storage unit to a second storage unit. During a first processor cycle, each instruction in the first storage unit that is determined to be not ready is retained in the first storage unit, and the determining of whether the instruction is ready is repeated during the next processor cycle. Scheduling logic performs scheduling of instructions contained in the second storage unit.
摘要:
A computer system, a computer processor and a method executable on a computer processor involve placing each sequence of a plurality of sequences of computer instructions being scheduled for execution in the processor into a separate queue. The head instruction from each queue is stored into a first storage unit prior to determining whether the head instruction is ready for scheduling. For each instruction in the first storage unit that is determined to be ready, the instruction is moved from the first storage unit to a second storage unit. During a first processor cycle, each instruction in the first storage unit that is determined to be not ready is retained in the first storage unit, and the determining of whether the instruction is ready is repeated during the next processor cycle. Scheduling logic performs scheduling of instructions contained in the second storage unit.
摘要:
A computer system, a processor in a computer and a computer-implemented method executable on a computer processor involve dividing a set of computer instructions arranged in a sequential program order into a plurality of instruction sequences. Instructions within each sequence are arranged according to the program order. An increment value is assigned to a preceding instruction in each sequence. The increment value is equal to a difference between a program order value of a subsequent instruction in the sequence and a program order value of the preceding instruction. The processor calculates the program order value of each subsequent instruction based on the program order value and the increment value of a corresponding preceding instruction in the same sequence.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a multi-strand system with a pipeline includes a front-end unit, an instruction scheduling unit (ISU), and a back-end unit. The front-end unit performs an out-of-order fetch of interdependent instructions queued using a front-end buffer. The ISU dedicates two hardware entries per strand for checking operand-readiness of an instruction and for determining an execution port to which the instruction is dispatched. The back-end unit receives instructions dispatched from the hardware device and stores the instructions until they are executed. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
A processing device comprises select logic to schedule a plurality of instructions for execution. The select logic calculates a reconstructed program order (RPO) value for each of a plurality of instructions that are ready to be scheduled for execution. The select logic creates an ordered list of instructions based on the delayed RPO values, the delayed RPO values comprising the calculated RPO values from a previous execution cycle, and dispatches instructions for scheduling based on the ordered list.