Thread-aware controller

A method for operating a controller, the method comprising:

• using a processor of the controller to perform multithreading to concurrently handle multiple threads of execution;
• assigning a different thread identifier to each concurrently handled thread of execution;
• generating an instruction for a hardware component of the controller by executing a thread of the concurrently handled threads of execution, wherein the instruction indicates the thread identifier for the thread;
• and
• sending the generated instruction to the hardware component for performing the instruction, wherein the hardware component blocks access by the thread to a resource of the hardware component based on the thread identifier indicated by the instruction.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer-executable instructions, wherein when the computer-executable instructions are executed by a controller, the computer-executable instructions cause the controller to:

• perform multithreading to concurrently handle multiple threads of execution at a processor of the controller;
• assign a different master ID value to each concurrently handled thread of execution at the processor;
• generate an instruction for a hardware component by executing a thread of the concurrently handled threads of execution, wherein the instruction indicates the master ID value assigned to the thread;
• and
• send the generated instruction to the hardware component, wherein the hardware component blocks access by the thread to a resource of the hardware component based on the master ID value indicated by the instruction.