Core-level processor lockstepping
    1.
    发明申请
    Core-level processor lockstepping 有权
    核心级处理器锁步

    公开(公告)号:US20050240811A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-27

    申请号:US10818975

    申请日:2004-04-06

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1679 G06F11/1641

    摘要: A device is provided which includes a first microprocessor core to generate a first output signal; a second microprocessor core to generate a second output signal; a switching fabric having a first input/output port; and lockstep logic, coupled between the first input/output port of the switching fabric and the first and second microprocessor cores, to detect whether the first output signal differs from the second output signal.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种装置,其包括用于产生第一输出信号的第一微处理器核心; 第二微处理器核心,用于产生第二输出信号; 具有第一输入/输出端口的交换结构; 以及耦合在交换结构的第一输入/输出端口与第一和第二微处理器核心之间的锁步逻辑,以检测第一输出信号是否与第二输出信号不同。

    Error detection method and system for processors that employ alternating threads
    2.
    发明申请
    Error detection method and system for processors that employ alternating threads 审中-公开
    使用交替线程的处理器的错误检测方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050138478A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-23

    申请号:US10714258

    申请日:2003-11-14

    IPC分类号: G06F11/14 G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1497 G06F9/3861

    摘要: Microprocessor that includes a mechanism for detecting soft errors. The processor includes an instruction fetch unit for fetching an instruction and an instruction decoder for decoding the instruction. The mechanism for detecting soft errors includes duplication hardware for duplicating the instruction and comparison hardware. The processor further includes a first execution unit for executing the instruction in a first execution cycle and the duplicated instruction in a second execution cycle. The comparison hardware compares the results of the first execution cycle and the results of the second execution cycle. The comparison hardware can include an exception unit for generating an exception (e.g., raising a fault) when the results are not the same. The processor also includes a commit unit for committing one of the results when the results are the same.

    摘要翻译: 微处理器,包括检测软错误的机制。 处理器包括用于取出指令的指令获取单元和用于解码指令的指令解码器。 用于检测软错误的机制包括用于复制指令和比较硬件的复制硬件。 处理器还包括用于在第一执行周期中执行指令的第一执行单元和在第二执行周期中的复制指令。 比较硬件比较第一个执行周期的结果和第二个执行周期的结果。 当结果不相同时,比较硬件可以包括用于产生异常(例如,引起故障)的异常单元。 处理器还包括提交单元,用于在结果相同时提交其中一个结果。

    Lockstep error signaling
    3.
    发明申请
    Lockstep error signaling 有权
    锁步错误信号

    公开(公告)号:US20050240829A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-27

    申请号:US10818993

    申请日:2004-04-06

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00 G06F11/07 G06F11/16

    摘要: Techniques are disclosed, for use in a computer system including a plurality of processing units coupled over a system fabric, to identify a lockstep error associated with a first packet to be transmitted over the system fabric; set a viral indicator in the first packet to indicate the lockstep error; and transmit the modified packet over the system fabric.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于包括通过系统结构耦合的多个处理单元的计算机系统中的技术,以识别与要在系统结构上传送的第一分组相关联的锁步错误; 在第一个数据包中设置病毒指示符,以指示锁步错误; 并通过系统结构传输修改的数据包。

    Off-chip lockstep checking
    4.
    发明申请
    Off-chip lockstep checking 有权
    片外锁定检查

    公开(公告)号:US20050240810A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-27

    申请号:US10818994

    申请日:2004-04-06

    摘要: A system is provided which includes a microprocessor comprising a first processing unit to generate a first output signal and a second processing unit to generate a second output signal, and comparison means, coupled to the microprocessor, to detect whether the first output signal differs from the second output signal.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种系统,其包括微处理器,该微处理器包括产生第一输出信号的第一处理单元和用于产生第二输出信号的第二处理单元,以及耦合到微处理器的比较装置,以检测第一输出信号是否与 第二输出信号。

    Error detection method and system for processors that employs lockstepped concurrent threads
    5.
    发明申请
    Error detection method and system for processors that employs lockstepped concurrent threads 审中-公开
    使用锁定并发线程的处理器的错误检测方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050108509A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-05-19

    申请号:US10714093

    申请日:2003-11-13

    摘要: A processor that includes an in-order execution architecture for executing at least two instructions per cycle (e.g., 2n instructions are processed per cycle, where n is an integer greater than or equal to one) and at least two symmetric execution units. The processor includes an instruction fetch unit for fetching n instructions (where n is an integer greater than or equal to one) and an instruction decoder for decoding the n instruction. The error detection mechanism includes duplication hardware for duplicating the n instructions into a first bundle of n instructions and a second bundle of n instructions. A first execution unit for executing the first bundle of instructions in a first execution cycle, and a second symmetric execution unit for executing the second bundle of instructions in the first execution cycle are provided. The error detection mechanism also includes comparison hardware for comparing the results of the first execution unit and the results of the second execution unit. The comparison hardware can have an exception unit for generating an exception (e.g., raising a fault) when the results are not the same. A commit unit is provided for committing one of the results when the results are the same.

    摘要翻译: 一种处理器,其包括用于每个周期执行至少两个指令的按顺序执行架构(例如,每个周期处理2n个指令,其中n是大于或等于1的整数)和至少两个对称执行单元。 处理器包括用于取出n个指令(其中n是大于或等于1的整数)的指令获取单元和用于对n指令进行解码的指令解码器。 错误检测机制包括用于将n个指令复制到n个指令的第一束和第n个n个指令束中的复制硬件。 提供了用于在第一执行周期中执行第一指令集的第一执行单元和用于在第一执行周期中执行第二指令集的第二对称执行单元。 错误检测机构还包括用于比较第一执行单元的结果和第二执行单元的结果的比较硬件。 当结果不相同时,比较硬件可以具有用于产生异常(例如,引起故障)的异常单元。 当结果相同时,提交提交单元用于提交结果之一。

    Method, system, and apparatus for dynamic reconfiguration of resources
    8.
    发明授权
    Method, system, and apparatus for dynamic reconfiguration of resources 有权
    用于动态重新配置资源的方法,系统和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08171121B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-01

    申请号:US12236047

    申请日:2008-09-23

    IPC分类号: G06F15/177 G06F15/76

    摘要: A dynamic reconfiguration to include on-line addition, deletion, and replacement of individual modules of to support dynamic partitioning of a system, interconnect (link) reconfiguration, memory RAS to allow migration and mirroring without OS intervention, dynamic memory reinterleaving, CPU and socket migration, and support for global shared memory across partitions is described. To facilitate the on-line addition or deletion, the firmware is able to quiesce and de-quiesce the domain of interest so that many system resources, such as routing tables and address decoders, can be updated in what essentially appears to be an atomic operation to the software layer above the firmware.

    摘要翻译: 动态重新配置,包括单独模块的在线添加,删除和替换,以支持系统的动态分区,互连(链接)重新配置,存储器RAS以允许无OS干预的迁移和镜像,动态内存重新交织,CPU和插座 描述了跨分区的全局共享内存的迁移和支持。 为了便于在线添加或删除,固件能够静默和解除感兴趣的域,以便许多系统资源(如路由表和地址解码器)可以在基本上看起来是原子操作 到固件上方的软件层。

    Mitigating context switch cache miss penalty
    10.
    发明申请
    Mitigating context switch cache miss penalty 有权
    减轻上下文切换缓存未命中

    公开(公告)号:US20070067602A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-22

    申请号:US11228058

    申请日:2005-09-16

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F12/1027 G06F12/0842

    摘要: Systems, methodologies, media, and other embodiments associated with mitigating the effects of context switch cache and TLB misses are described. One exemplary system embodiment includes a processor configured to run a multiprocessing, virtual memory operating system. The processor may be operably connected to a memory and may include a cache and a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) configured to store TLB entries. The exemplary system may include a context control logic configured to selectively copy data from the TLB to the data store for a first process being swapped out of the processor and to selectively copy data from the data store to the TLB for a second process being swapped into to the processor.

    摘要翻译: 描述了与减轻上下文切换高速缓存和TLB未命中的影响相关联的系统,方法,媒体和其他实施例。 一个示例性系统实施例包括被配置为运行多处理虚拟存储器操作系统的处理器。 处理器可以可操作地连接到存储器,并且可以包括被配置为存储TLB条目的高速缓存和翻译后备缓冲器(TLB)。 示例性系统可以包括上下文控制逻辑,其被配置为选择性地将数据从TLB复制到数据存储器,用于从处理器交换出的第一进程,并且将数据从数据存储选择性地复制到TLB,以将第二进程交换到 到处理器。