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Title: Multiprocessor system with multiple concurrent modes of execution

Abstract

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.

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Research Org.:
International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1333218
Patent Number(s):
9,501,333
Application Number:
14/143,783
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
DOE Contract Number:  
B554331
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Dec 30
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

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Ahn, Daniel, Ceze, Luis H., Chen, Dong Chen, Gara, Alan, Heidelberger, Philip, and Ohmacht, Martin. Multiprocessor system with multiple concurrent modes of execution. United States: N. p., 2016. Web.
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Ahn, Daniel, Ceze, Luis H., Chen, Dong Chen, Gara, Alan, Heidelberger, Philip, & Ohmacht, Martin. Multiprocessor system with multiple concurrent modes of execution. United States.
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Ahn, Daniel, Ceze, Luis H., Chen, Dong Chen, Gara, Alan, Heidelberger, Philip, and Ohmacht, Martin. Tue . "Multiprocessor system with multiple concurrent modes of execution". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1333218.
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author = {Ahn, Daniel and Ceze, Luis H. and Chen, Dong Chen and Gara, Alan and Heidelberger, Philip and Ohmacht, Martin},
abstractNote = {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.},
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