Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Processing control – Context preserving (e.g. – context swapping – checkpointing,...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-26
2011-07-26
Kindred, Alford W (Department: 2181)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Processing control
Context preserving (e.g., context swapping, checkpointing,...
Reexamination Certificate
active
07987346
ABSTRACT:
In a multi-threaded processor, thread priority variables are set up in memory. The actual assignment of thread priority is based on the expiration of a thread precedence counter. To further augment, the effectiveness of the thread precedence counters, starting counters are associated with each thread that serve as a multiplier for the value to be used in the thread precedence counter. The value in the starting counters are manipulated so as to prevent one thread from getting undue priority to the resources of the multi-threaded processor.
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Allen James D.
Boggs Darrell D.
Burns David
Sager David J.
Upton Michael D.
Geib Benjamin P
Intel Corporation
Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
Kindred Alford W
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