Method and apparatus for suspending execution of a thread until a specified memory access occurs
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Apr 22, 2008
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Jul 3, 2003
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Dec 31, 2001
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Dec 31, 2001
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Techniques for suspending execution of a thread until a specified memory access occurs. In one embodiment, a processor includes multiple execution units capable of executing multiple threads. A first thread includes an instruction that specifies a monitor address. Suspend logic suspends execution of the first thread, and a monitor causes resumption of the first thread in response to an access to the specified monitor address.
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