Processor instruction set

专利名称：Processor instruction set发明人：Michael David May申请号：US11717620申请日：20070314

公开号：US20080229310A1公开日：20080918

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摘要：The invention provides a processor comprising: an execution unit, and a threadscheduler configured to schedule a plurality of threads for execution by the executionunit in dependence on a respective runnable status for each thread. The execution unit isconfigured to execute thread scheduling instructions which manage the runnable

statuses. The thread scheduling instructions including at least: one or more source eventenable instructions each of which sets an event source to a mode in which it generates anevent dependent on activity occurring at that source, and a wait instruction which setsone of said runnable statuses to suspended pending one of the events upon whichcontinued execution of the respective thread depends. The continued executioncomprises retrieval of a continuation point vector for the respective thread.

申请人：Michael David May

地址：Bristol GB

国籍：GB

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