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Adaptively Handling Remote Atomic Execution

  • US 20100332801A1
  • Filed: 06/26/2009
  • Published: 12/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a first instruction for decoding in a first core of a processor and determining whether contention is predicted with respect to the first instruction; and

    dynamically handling the first instruction with one of multiple behaviors, including if no contention is predicted executing the first instruction in the first core, and if contention is predicted marshaling data associated with the first instruction in the first core and sending a remote execution request with the marshaled data to a selected remote agent for execution of the first instruction.

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