公开(公告)号：AU2015238632B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：AU2015238632

申请日：2015-03-19

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GREINER DAN ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY ,  GAINEY JR CHARLES ,  JACOBI CHRISTIAN

IPC: G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/38

Abstract: Embodiments relate to dynamic enablement of multithreading. According to an aspect, a computer system includes a configuration with a core configurable between a single thread (ST) mode and a multithreading (MT) mode. The ST mode addresses a primary thread, and the MT mode addresses the primary thread and one or more secondary threads on shared resources of the core. The computer system also includes a multithreading facility configured to control the configuration to perform a method. The method includes executing in the primary thread in the ST mode, an MT mode setting instruction. A number of threads requested is obtained from a location specified by the MT mode setting instruction. Based on determining that the number of threads requested indicates multiple threads, the MT mode is enabled to execute the multiple threads including the primary thread and the one or more secondary threads.

公开(公告)号：AU2015238662A8

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：AU2015238662

申请日：2015-03-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  GREINER DAN ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  GAINEY JR CHARLES

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: A computer system includes a virtual machine (VM) configuration with one or more cores. Each core is enabled to operate in a single thread (ST) mode or a multithreading (MT) mode. The ST mode consists of a single thread and the MT mode consists of a plurality of threads on shared resources of a respective core. The computer system includes a core-oriented system control area (COSCA) having a common area representing all of the cores of the VM configuration and separate core description areas for each of the cores in the VM configuration. Each core description area indicates a location of one or more thread description areas each representing a thread within the respective core, and each thread description area indicates a location of a state description of the respective thread.

公开(公告)号：AU2015238662B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：AU2015238662

申请日：2015-03-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  GREINER DAN ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  GAINY JR CHARLES

IPC: G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: A computer system includes a virtual machine (VM) configuration with one or more cores. Each core is enabled to operate in a single thread (ST) mode or a multithreading (MT) mode. The ST mode consists of a single thread and the MT mode consists of a plurality of threads on shared resources of a respective core. The computer system includes a core-oriented system control area (COSCA) having a common area representing all of the cores of the VM configuration and separate core description areas for each of the cores in the VM configuration. Each core description area indicates a location of one or more thread description areas each representing a thread within the respective core, and each thread description area indicates a location of a state description of the respective thread.

公开(公告)号：SG11201606092XA

公开(公告)日：2016-08-30

申请号：SG11201606092X

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  GREINER DAN ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  GAINEY CHARLES ,  JACOBI CHRISTIAN

IPC: G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: Embodiments relate to multithreading in a computer. An aspect is a computer including a configuration having a core which includes physical threads and is operable in single thread (ST) and multithreading (MT) modes. The computer also includes a host program configured to execute in the ST mode on the core to issue a start-virtual-execution (start-VE) instruction to dispatch a guest entity which includes a guest virtual machine (VM). The start-VE instruction is executed by the core and includes obtaining a state description, having a guest state, from a location specified by the start-VE instruction. The execution includes determining, based on the guest state, whether the guest entity includes a single guest thread or multiple guest threads, and starting the guest threads in the MT mode or ST mode based on the guest state and a determination of whether the guest entity includes a single guest thread or multiple guest threads.

公开(公告)号：AU2015238663A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-11

申请号：AU2015238663

申请日：2015-03-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GREINER DAN ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY ,  GAINEY JR CHARLES

IPC: G06F9/46

Abstract: THREAD CONTEXT RESTORATION IN A MULTITHREADING COMPUTER SYSTEM Amultithreading computer system includesa configuration with a core configurable between a single thread (ST) mode and a multithreading (MT) mode. The ST mode addresses a primary thread and the MT mode addresses the primary thread and one or more secondary threads on shared resources of the core. A multithreading facility is configured to control utilization of the configuration to perform a method including disabling one or more secondary threads based on switching from MT mode to ST mode. A thread context of secondary threads is made unavailable to programs. Based on a last-set program-specified maximum thread-id indicating MT, the thread context is obtained by a) executing a set MT instruction to resume the MT mode, and b) based on being in the resumed MT mode, accessing the thread context.

公开(公告)号：CA2940988A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：CA2940988

申请日：2015-03-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GREINER DAN ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY ,  GAINEY CHARLES JR

IPC: G06F9/46

Abstract: THREAD CONTEXT RESTORATION IN A MULTITHREADING COMPUTER SYSTEM Amultithreading computer system includesa configuration with a core configurable between a single thread (ST) mode and a multithreading (MT) mode. The ST mode addresses a primary thread and the MT mode addresses the primary thread and one or more secondary threads on shared resources of the core. A multithreading facility is configured to control utilization of the configuration to perform a method including disabling one or more secondary threads based on switching from MT mode to ST mode. A thread context of secondary threads is made unavailable to programs. Based on a last-set program-specified maximum thread-id indicating MT, the thread context is obtained by a) executing a set MT instruction to resume the MT mode, and b) based on being in the resumed MT mode, accessing the thread context.

公开(公告)号：CA2940891A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-01

申请号：CA2940891

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  GREINER DAN ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  GAINEY CHARLES ,  JACOBI CHRISTIAN

IPC: G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/48

Abstract: Embodiments relate to multithreading in a computer. An aspect is a computer including a configuration having a core which includes physical threads and is operable in single thread (ST) and multithreading (MT) modes. The computer also includes a host program configured to execute in the ST mode on the core to issue a start-virtual-execution (start-VE) instruction to dispatch a guest entity which includes a guest virtual machine (VM). The start-VE instruction is executed by the core and includes obtaining a state description, having a guest state, from a location specified by the start-VE instruction. The execution includes determining, based on the guest state, whether the guest entity includes a single guest thread or multiple guest threads, and starting the guest threads in the MT mode or ST mode based on the guest state and a determination of whether the guest entity includes a single guest thread or multiple guest threads.

公开(公告)号：MX383434B

公开(公告)日：2025-03-14

申请号：MX2016012532

申请日：2016-09-26

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GAINEY CHARLES ,  JACOBI CHRISTIAN ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  GREINER DAN ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: Las modalidades se refieren a subprocesamiento múltiple en una computadora. Un aspecto es una computadora que incluye una configuración que tiene un núcleo que incluye subprocesos físicos y es operable en modos de subprocesamiento individual (ST) y subprocesamiento múltiple (MT). La computadora también incluye un programa anfitrión configurado para ejecutarse en el modo ST en el núcleo para emitir una instrucción de inicio de ejecución virtual (inicio de VE) para distribuir una entidad invitada que incluye una máquina virtual (VM) invitada. La instrucción de inicio de VE se ejecuta por el núcleo e incluye obtener una descripción de estado, que tiene un estado de invitado, desde una ubicación especificada por la instrucción de inicio de VE. La ejecución incluye determinar, con base en el estado de invitado, si la entidad invitada incluye un subproceso invitado individual o múltiples subprocesos invitados, e iniciar los subprocesos invitados en el modo MT o modo ST con base en el estado de invitado y una determinación de si la entidad invitada incluye un subproceso invitado individual o múltiples subprocesos invitados.

公开(公告)号：CA2940988C

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：CA2940988

申请日：2015-03-16

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： GREINER DAN ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY ,  GAINEY CHARLES

IPC: G06F9/46

Abstract: THREAD CONTEXT RESTORATION IN A MULTITHREADING COMPUTER SYSTEM Amultithreading computer system includesa configuration with a core configurable between a single thread (ST) mode and a multithreading (MT) mode. The ST mode addresses a primary thread and the MT mode addresses the primary thread and one or more secondary threads on shared resources of the core. A multithreading facility is configured to control utilization of the configuration to perform a method including disabling one or more secondary threads based on switching from MT mode to ST mode. A thread context of secondary threads is made unavailable to programs. Based on a last-set program-specified maximum thread-id indicating MT, the thread context is obtained by a) executing a set MT instruction to resume the MT mode, and b) based on being in the resumed MT mode, accessing the thread context.

公开(公告)号：AU2015238706B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：AU2015238706

申请日：2015-03-06

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： HELLER LISA CRANTON ,  KUBALA JEFFREY PAUL ,  BUSABA FADI YUSUF ,  BRADBURY JONATHAN DAVID ,  FARRELL MARK ,  OSISEK DAMIAN LEO ,  GREINER DAN ,  SLEGEL TIMOTHY ,  SCHMIDT DONALD WILLIAM ,  GAINEY CHARLES ,  JACOBI CHRISTIAN

IPC: G06F9/48 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: Embodiments relate to multithreading in a computer. An aspect is a computer including a configuration having a core which includes physical threads and is operable in single thread (ST) and multithreading (MT) modes. The computer also includes a host program configured to execute in the ST mode on the core to issue a start-virtual-execution (start-VE) instruction to dispatch a guest entity which includes a guest virtual machine (VM). The start-VE instruction is executed by the core and includes obtaining a state description, having a guest state, from a location specified by the start-VE instruction. The execution includes determining, based on the guest state, whether the guest entity includes a single guest thread or multiple guest threads, and starting the guest threads in the MT mode or ST mode based on the guest state and a determination of whether the guest entity includes a single guest thread or multiple guest threads.