Multiprocessors and Thread-Level Parallelism Crosscutting Issues “ Because multiprocessors redefine many system characteristics, they introduce interesting design problems that cut across the spectrum, affecting both hardware and software.” Hennessy and Patterson

Compiler optimization and the consistency model Using Speculation to hide latency in strict consistency models Inclusion and its implementation Crosscutting Issues

Compiler optimization and the consistency model

Using Speculation to hide latency in strict consistency models

Inclusion and its implementation

Thank you! Author: Prof. Sergio Takeo, Marcelo Arbore. Bibliography: Patterson, D. A.; Hennessy, J. L. Computer Architecture: A quantitative Approach, 4 th Ed. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. “ Because multiprocessors redefine many system characteristics, they introduce interesting design problems that cut across the spectrum, affecting both hardware and software.” Hennessy and Patterson