A processor simultaneously issues instructions to multiple threads in a same instruction execution cycle. An instruction issuer controls issuance of an instruction for each of the multiple threads. A detector detects, for each of the multiple threads, whether a loop processing is currently being executed....http://www.google.fr/patents/US8015391?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US8015391 - Simultaneous multiple thread processor increasing number of instructions issued for thread detected to be processing loop
Simultaneous multiple thread processor increasing number of instructions ...