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Multiprocessor system with multiple concurrent modes of execution

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OSTI ID:1113225
A multiprocessor system supports multiple concurrent modes of speculative execution. Speculation identification numbers (IDs) are allocated to speculative threads from a pool of available numbers. The pool is divided into domains, with each domain being assigned to a mode of speculation. Modes of speculation include TM, TLS, and rollback. Allocation of the IDs is carried out with respect to a central state table and using hardware pointers. The IDs are used for writing different versions of speculative results in different ways of a set in a cache memory.
Research Organization:
International Business Machines Corporations (Armonk, NY)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,621,478
Application Number:
13/008,502
OSTI ID:
1113225
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English