Method and apparatus for low latency communication and synchronization for multi-thread applications

A communication/synchronization (com/syn) channel apparatus for parallel processing of a plurality of processors, comprising:

• at least one request message communications path coupled between a CPU core of a first processor and a CPU core of a second processor,
• wherein the request message communications path is configured to receive request messages from the first CPU core and to deliver request messages to the second CPU core, and
• at least one response message communications path coupled between a CPU core of a first processor and a CPU core of a second processor,
• wherein the response message communications path is configured to receive response messages from the second CPU core and to deliver response messages to the first CPU core.

A method for parallel processing of a plurality of processors, comprising:

• coupling at least one communication/synchronization (com/syn) channel between a CPU core of a first processor and a CPU core of a second processor,
• wherein the at least one communication/synchronization (com/syn) channel includes
• a request message communications path configured to receive request messages from the first CPU core and to deliver request messages to the second CPU core, and
• a response message communications path configured to receive response messages from the second CPU core and to deliver response messages to the first CPU core;
• receiving by the request message communications path a request message from the first CPU core;
• delivering by the request message communications path a request message to the second CPU core;
• receiving by a response message queue a response message from the second CPU core;
• and
• delivering by a response message queue a response message to the first CPU core.