Patents by Inventor Erik Martin Roland Karlsson

Erik Martin Roland Karlsson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and apparatuses for improving speculation success in processors
    Patent number: 8806145
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for improving speculation success in processors. In some embodiments, the method may include executing a plurality of threads of program code, the plurality of threads comprising a first speculative load request, setting an indicator bit corresponding to a cache line in response to the first speculative load request, and in the event that a second speculative load request from the plurality of threads refers to a first cache line with the indicator bit set, determining if a second cache line is available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Zoran Radovic, Erik Martin Roland Karlsson
  • METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVING SPECULATION SUCCESS IN PROCESSORS
    Publication number: 20100122036
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for improving speculation success in processors. In some embodiments, the method may include executing a plurality of threads of program code, the plurality of threads comprising a first speculative load request, setting an indicator bit corresponding to a cache line in response to the first speculative load request, and in the event that a second speculative load request from the plurality of threads refers to a first cache line with the indicator bit set, determining if a second cache line is available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Zoran Radovic, Erik Martin Roland Karlsson