PROGRAMMATIC DECOUPLING OF TASK EXECUTION FROM TASK FINISH IN PARALLEL PROGRAMS

摘要

A computing device may be configured to commence or begin executing a first task via a first thread (e.g., in a first processor or core), begin executing a second task via a second thread (e.g., in a second processor or core), identify an operation of the second task as being dependent on the first task finishing execution, and change an operating state of the second task to "executed" prior to the first task finishing execution so as to allow the computing device to enforce task-dependencies while the second thread continues to process additional tasks. The computing device may begin executing a third task via the second thread (e.g., in a second processing core) prior to the first task finishing execution, and change the operating state of the second task to "finished" after the first task finishes.