Time Monitoring in a Processing Element and Use

摘要

System and method for controlling thread execution via time monitoring circuitry in a processing element. Execution of a thread may be suspended via a thread suspend/resume logic block included in the processing element in response to a received suspend thread instruction. An indication of a wakeup time may be received to a time monitoring circuit (TMC) included in the processing element. Time may be monitored via the TMC using a clock included in the processing element, until the wakeup time obtains. The thread suspend/resume logic block included in the processing element may be invoked by the TMC in response to the wakeup time obtaining, thereby resuming execution of the thread

主权项

1. A system comprising:
a processing element, comprising:
a clock;a thread suspend/resume logic block, configured to suspend execution of a thread without interrupting the processing element and in response to a received suspend thread instruction; anda time monitor circuit (TMC), wherein the TMC is configured to:
receive an indication of a wakeup time;monitor time via the clock until the wakeup time obtains; andinvoke the thread suspend/resume logic block to resume execution of the thread in response to the wakeup time obtaining.