TWO LEVEL RE-ORDER BUFFER

In response to detecting one or more conditions are met, a checkpoint of a current state of a thread may be created. One or more incomplete instructions may be moved from a first level of a re-order buffer to a second level of the re-order buffer. Each incomplete instruction may be currently executi...

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Main Authors LI TONG, SRINIVASAN SRIKANTH T, WANG CHRISTINE E, MERTEN MATTHEW C, DECHENE MARK J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.04.2015
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:In response to detecting one or more conditions are met, a checkpoint of a current state of a thread may be created. One or more incomplete instructions may be moved from a first level of a re-order buffer to a second level of the re-order buffer. Each incomplete instruction may be currently executing or awaiting execution.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201314040016