A method of performing a thread switching operation within a multithreaded processor. The dispatch of a first predetermined quantity of instruction information for a first thread, from an instruction streaming buffer to an instruction pre-decoder within the multithreaded processor, is detected. Responsive...http://www.google.de/patents/US6535905?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6535905 - Method and apparatus for thread switching within a multithreaded processor
