Infinite processor thread balancing

A processing system for load-balancing a plurality of simultaneous threads of a processor, the system comprising:

• an instruction decode unit;
• and
• an instruction fetch unit in communication with the instruction decode unit, the instruction fetch unit configured to:
• compute a maximum allowed group count for a thread from the plurality of simultaneous threads, the maximum allowed group count indicative of a maximum number of groups of instructions to be assigned to the thread;
• determine that the thread is starved by the maximum allowed group count for the thread;
• in response to the thread being starved, increment the maximum allowed group count of the thread;
• and
• issue one or more groups of instructions for execution by the thread based on a minimum group count and the maximum allowed group count for the thread.

A computer program product for load-balancing a plurality of simultaneous threads of a processor, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions, wherein the computer readable storage medium comprises instructions to:

• compute a maximum allowed group count for a thread from the plurality of simultaneous threads, the maximum allowed group count indicative of a maximum number of groups of instructions to be assigned to the thread;
• determine that the thread is starved by the maximum allowed group count for the thread;
• in response to the thread being starved, increment the maximum allowed group count of the thread;
• and
• issue one or more groups of instructions for execution by the thread based on a minimum group count and the maximum allowed group count for the thread.