Methods and apparatuses provide for referencing thread local variables (TLVs) with techniques such as stack address mapping. A method may involve a head pointer that points to a set of thread local variables (TLVs) of a thread. A method according to one embodiment may include an operation for storing...http://www.google.com/patents/US7689971?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7689971 - Method and apparatus for referencing thread local variables with stack address mapping