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  2. Multithreading (computer architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Only when the data for the previous thread had arrived, would the previous thread be placed back on the list of ready-to-run threads. For example: Cycle i: instruction j from thread A is issued. Cycle i + 1: instruction j + 1 from thread A is issued. Cycle i + 2: instruction j + 2 from thread A is issued, which is a load instruction that misses ...

  3. Thread (computing) - Wikipedia

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    A process with two threads of execution, running on one processor Program vs. Process vs. Thread Scheduling, Preemption, Context Switching. In computer science, a thread of execution is the smallest sequence of programmed instructions that can be managed independently by a scheduler, which is typically a part of the operating system. [1]

  4. Work stealing - Wikipedia

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    The other thread is pushed onto the bottom of the deque, but the processor continues execution of its current thread. Initially, a computation consists of a single thread and is assigned to some processor, while the other processors start off idle. Any processor that becomes idle starts the actual process of work stealing, which means the ...

  5. Global interpreter lock - Wikipedia

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    Schematic representation of how threads work under GIL. Green - thread holding GIL, red - blocked threads. A global interpreter lock (GIL) is a mechanism used in computer-language interpreters to synchronize the execution of threads so that only one native thread (per process) can execute basic operations (such as memory allocation and reference counting) at a time. [1]

  6. Context switch - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a context switch is the process of storing the state of a process or thread, so that it can be restored and resume execution at a later point, and then restoring a different, previously saved, state. [1]

  7. Process (computing) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a process is the instance of a computer program that is being executed by one or many threads. There are many different process models, some of which are light weight, but almost all processes (even entire virtual machines) are rooted in an operating system (OS) process which comprises the program code, assigned system resources ...

  8. Compare-and-swap - Wikipedia

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    The winning process finds the compare_and_swap returning the initial non-PID value (e.g., zero). For the losers it will return the winning PID. For the losers it will return the winning PID. This is the logic in the Intel Software Manual Vol 2A:

  9. pthreads - Wikipedia

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    Thread 1: Started. Thread 1: Will be sleeping for 5 seconds. Thread 2: Will be sleeping for 4 seconds. Thread 4: Started. Thread 4: Will be sleeping for 1 seconds. In main: All threads are created. Thread 3: Will be sleeping for 4 seconds. Thread 4: Ended. Thread 0: Ended. In main: Thread 0 has ended. Thread 2: Ended. Thread 3: Ended. Thread 1 ...