METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENFORCING MEMBAR INSTRUCTION SEMANTICS IN AN EXECUTE-AHEAD PROCESSOR
Patent №
US 7,689,813
Granted
2010-03-30
Filed 2005
Owner
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
11083263
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that facilitates executing a memory barrier (membar) instruction in an execute-ahead processor, wherein the membar instruction forces buffered loads and stores to complete before allowing a following instruction to be issued.
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Ownership
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
assignment · 164140394
Assignors
CAPRIOLI, PAUL, CHAUDHRY, SHAILENDER, TREMBLAY, MARC
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