Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Hierarchical memories
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-18
2007-12-18
Sough, Hyung (Department: 2188)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Hierarchical memories
C711S133000, C711S137000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10981772
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a multithread processor. In the multithread processor, when a cache miss occurs on a request related to an instruction in, of a plurality of caches arranged hierarchically, a cache at the lowest place in the hierarchy, with respect to the request suffering the cache miss, a cache control unit notifies an instruction identifier and a thread identifier, which are related to the instruction, to a multithread control unit. When a cache miss occurs on an instruction to be next completed, the multithread control unit makes the switching between threads on the basis of the instruction identifier and thread identifier notified from the cache control unit. This enables effective thread switching, thus enhancing the processing speed.
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Kiyota Naohiro
Ukai Masaki
Yoshida Toshio
Doan Duc T.
FUJITSU Limited
Sough Hyung
Staas & Halsey , LLP
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