Method and apparatus to enable execution of a thread in a...

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2003-10-01

2008-12-30

Zhen, Li B (Department: 2195)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac

Task management or control

Process scheduling

C712S225000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07472390

ABSTRACT:
Briefly, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus and method to enable execution of a thread in a multi-threaded computer system is provided. The method may include enabling execution of a non-executing thread based at least on whether a hardware resource is or will be available to an instruction of the non-executing thread. The apparatus may include a thread dispatch circuit to enable execution of a pending thread based at least on whether a hardware resource is or will be available to an instruction of the non-executing thread.

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