Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, apparatus, system that enables effective communication between instruction set architecture-based sequencers having heterogeneous resources.SOLUTION: The method comprises: directly communicating a request from a user-level application to an accelerator coupled to a first instruction sequencer via the first instruction sequencer, where the accelerator comprises a heterogeneous resource with respect to the first instruction sequencer; providing the request to the accelerator via an exo-skeleton associated with the accelerator; and performing a first function in the accelerator in response to the request in parallel with a second function in the first instruction sequencer.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method relating to adaptive power management using hardware feedback to select optimal processor frequencies and reduce power. SOLUTION: The adaptive power management using hardware feedback to select optimal processor frequencies and reduce power consumption is provided, and is intended to optimize a processor frequency and power consumption usage based on the hardware feedback and processor stall state behavior. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for generating a persistent user-level thread. SOLUTION: Embodiments of the invention provide a method of creating, based on an operating-system (OS)-scheduled thread running on an OS-visible sequencer and using an instruction set extension, a persistent user-level thread to run on an OS-sequestered sequencer independently of context switch activities on the OS-scheduled thread. The OS-scheduled thread and the persistent user-level thread may share a common virtual address space. Embodiments of the invention may also provide a method of causing a service thread running on an additional OS-visible sequencer to provide OS services to the persistent user-level thread. Embodiments of the invention may further provide apparatus, system, and machine-readable medium thereof. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, a device, and a system for performing effective communication between instruction set architecture-based sequencers having heterogeneous resources. SOLUTION: The method includes: a step in which a first instruction sequencer is connected from a user-level application via the first instruction sequencer and a request is directly communicated to an accelerator having a heterogeneous resource with respect to the instruction sequencer; a step of providing the accelerator with the request via an exoskeleton related to the accelerator; and a step of performing a first function in parallel to a second function in the first instruction sequencer in response to the request in the accelerator. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, a device, and a system allowing effective communication between respective instruction set architecture base sequencers having heterogeneous resources. SOLUTION: This method is constructed of steps for: directly transmitting a request to an accelerator, which is connected via a first instruction sequencer and has heterogeneous resources about the first instruction sequencer, from a user level application to the first instruction sequencer; offering the request to the accelerator via an exoskeleton about the accelerator; and executing a first function in the accelerator in response to the request in parallel to a second function in the first instruction sequencer. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Disclosed are embodiments of a system, methods and mechanism for management and translation of mapping between logical sequencer addresses and physical or logical sequencers in a multi-sequencer multithreading system. A mapping manager may manage assignment and mapping of logical sequencer addresses or pages to actual sequencers or frames of the system. Rationing logic associated with the mapping manager may take into account sequencer attributes when such mapping is performed Relocation logic associated with the mapping manager may manage spill and fill of context information to/from a backing store when re-mapping actual sequencers. Sequencers may be allocated singly, or may be allocated as part of partitioned blocks. The mapping manager may also include translation logic that provides an identifier for the mapped sequencer each time a logical sequencer address is used in a user program. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Abstract:
Method, apparatus and system embodiments to provide user-level creation, control and synchronization of OS-invisible "shreds" of execution via an abstraction layer for a system that includes one or more sequencers that are sequestered from operating system control. For at least one embodiment, the abstraction layer provides sequestration logic, proxy execution logic, transition detection and shred suspension logic, and sequencer arithmetic logic. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Abstract:
An apparatus and system may include a peripheral device, such as an interrupt controller or Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bridge device, having a memory-mapped legacy register and a PCI dummy register. The legacy register may be accessed by a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) as part of a power-on initialization sequence for the peripheral device, and the dummy register may be accessed during a hot-plug operation using code executed by an Operating System (OS). An article, including a machine-accessible medium, may contain data capable of causing a machine to carry out a method of representing a peripheral device which includes identifying the peripheral device as a legacy device in a name space, such as an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) name space, and identifying the peripheral device as a dummy PCI device capable of being accessed during a hot-plug operation.
Abstract:
Disclosed are embodiments of a system, methods and mechanism for management and translation of mapping between logical sequencer addresses and physical or logical sequencers in a multi-sequencer multithreading system. A mapping manager may manage assignment and mapping of logical sequencer addresses or pages to actual sequencers or frames of the system. Rationing logic associated with the mapping manager may take into account sequencer attributes when such mapping is performed Relocation logic associated with the mapping manager may manage spill and fill of context information to/from a backing store when re-mapping actual sequencers. Sequencers may be allocated singly, or may be allocated as part of partitioned blocks. The mapping manager may also include translation logic that provides an identifier for the mapped sequencer each time a logical sequencer address is used in a user program. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
Abstract:
Ein Verfahren zur Verwaltung von Sequenzeradressen und zur Ausführung durch einen Mapping-Manager (302, 402, 502, 1020, 1670) in einem Multisequenzer-Multithreadingsystem (110, 115, 150, 170), umfassend: Durch eine Übersetzungslogik (486) Empfangen einer logischen Sequenzeradresse, die in einem Anwenderbefehl für einen logischen Sequenzer eines Prozessors angegeben ist, wobei der logische Sequenzer wenigstens einen durch ein Betriebssystem verwalteten ersten logischen Sequenzer (1620) und eine Vielzahl zweite logische Sequenzer (1640) umfasst, die durch Anwendercode des ersten Sequenzers verwaltet werden; Prüfen einer Mappingstruktur (580, 1010) auf bereits gespeicherte Zuordnung der logischen Sequenzeradresse zu wenigstens einer aus einer Vielzahl von physikalischen Sequenzeradressen einer Vielzahl physikalischer Sequenzer mit Ausführungsressourcen (1680) des Systems, wobei die Mappingstruktur (580, 1010) eine oder mehrere Seitentabellen umfasst, die jeweils einem Thread entsprechen, wobei Einträge der Seitentabellen in einer Übersetzungsbeschleunigungsstruktur gespeichert werden, die dem physikalischen Sequenzer dieses Threads zugeordnet ist ...