A method and apparatus for pausing execution of instructions from a thread is described. In one embodiment, a pause instruction is implemented as two instructions or microinstructions: a SET instruction and a READ instruction. When a SET flag is retrieved for a given thread, the SET instruction sets...http://www.google.de/patents/US6671795?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6671795 - Method and apparatus for pausing execution in a processor or the like
