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Hyper-Threading

Neil Chakrabarty William May

To Be Tackled
Review of Threading Algorithms Hyper-Threading Concepts Hyper-Threading Architecture Advantages/Disadvantages Applications

Threading Algorithms

Time-slicing
A

processor switches between threads in fixed time intervals. High expenses, especially if one of the processes is in the wait state.

Switch-on-event
Task

switching in case of long pauses Waiting for data coming from a relatively slow source, CPU resources are given to other processes
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Threading Algorithms (cont.)

Multiprocessing
Distribute

the load over many processors Adds extra cost

Simultaneous multi-threading
Multiple

threads execute on a single processor without switching. Basis of Intels Hyper-Threading technology.

Hyper-Threading Concept
At each point of time only a part of processor resources is used for execution of the program code. Unused resources can also be loaded, for example, with parallel execution of another thread/application. Extremely useful in desktop and server applications where many threads are used.

Hyper-Threading Architecture

First used in Intel Xeon MP processor Makes a single physical processor appear as multiple logical processors. Each logical processor has a copy of architecture state. Logical processors share a single set of physical execution resources

Hyper-Threading Architecture
Operating systems and user programs can schedule processes or threads to logical processors as if they were in a multiprocessing system with physical processors. From an architecture perspective we have to worry about the logical processors using shared resources.

Caches,

execution units, branch predictors, control logic, and buses.


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Advantages

Extra architecture only adds about 5% to the total die area. No performance loss if only one thread is active. Increased performance with multiple threads Better resource utilization.

Disadvantages

To take advantage of hyper-threading performance, serial execution can not be used.


Threads

are non-deterministic and involve extra design Threads have increased overhead

Shared resource conflicts

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Applications

Video Watermark Detection


Two

stages

Video Decoding Image-domain watermark detection

Video Processing
3

stages

Reading Video information Processing Video information Writing Video information

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Video Watermarking

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Performance Results

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Video Processing

Most time is spent in processing. Divide the video processing into threads
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Threads in this example

Have to worry about waiting until all processing threads are done before writing back the data out.
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Video Processing (cont.)

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To Be Tackled
Review of Threads Hyper-Threading Concepts Hyper-Threading Architecture Advantages/Disadvantages Applications

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References

Intel Technology Journal. Volume 6 Issue 1. February 14, 2002 Intel Hyper-Threading Technology Review

www.digit-life.com/articles/pentium4xeonhyperthreading/ http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20021227/

HyperThreading Threads Its Way into Application

Introduction to Multithreading, Superthreading and Hyperthreading

http://www.arstechnica.com/paedia/h/hyperthreading/hyperthrea ding-1.html

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