INTEGRATED MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION AND DEALLOCATION OF COMPUTATIONAL THREADS OF EXECUTION IN A PROCESSOR

摘要

A mechanism for processing in a processor enabled to support and execute multiple program threads includes a parameter (602) for scheduling a program thread and an instruction (600) disposed within the program thread and enabled to access the parameter. When the parameter equals a first value the instruction, when issued by a program thread, reschedules the program thread in accordance with one or more conditions encoded within the parameter.