Abstracting a multithreaded processor core to a single threaded processor core
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1. A method to abstract a multithreaded processor core to single threaded processor core, the method comprising:
- viewing, by an operating system, a first hardware thread and a second hardware thread in a processor core; and
viewing, by a user application, the first hardware thread and the second hardware thread as a single CPU object.
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Abstract
In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus and method to abstract a multithreaded processor core to single threaded processor core include performing the steps of: viewing, by an operating system, a first hardware thread and a second hardware thread in a processor core; and viewing, by a user application, the first hardware thread and the second hardware thread as a single CPU object.
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28 Claims
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1. A method to abstract a multithreaded processor core to single threaded processor core, the method comprising:
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viewing, by an operating system, a first hardware thread and a second hardware thread in a processor core; and viewing, by a user application, the first hardware thread and the second hardware thread as a single CPU object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for abstracting a multithreaded processor core to single threaded processor core, the apparatus comprising:
a computer system including a processor and an operating system, wherein the operating system views a first hardware thread and a second hardware thread in a core of the processor; and
wherein a user application views the first hardware thread and the second hardware thread as a single CPU object.- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus for abstracting a multithreaded processor core to single threaded processor core, the apparatus comprising:
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means for viewing, by an operating system, a first hardware thread and a second hardware thread in a processor core; and means for viewing, by a user application, the first hardware thread and the second hardware thread as a single CPU object.
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28. An article of manufacture comprising:
a machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions to; view, by an operating system, a first hardware thread and a second hardware thread in a processor core; and view, by a user application, the first hardware thread and the second hardware thread as a single CPU object.
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