When the global checkpoint register Ckpt1 broadcasts 424 that the value “2” is set, the third execution engine 430 may resume executing instructions until it executes still another checkpoint wait instruction (i.e., Wait (Ckpt1, ≥3) 435 indicating another dependency on an operation to be performed by the second execution engine 420 and may wait for a value equal to or greater than “3” to be set in the global checkpoint register Ckpt1. The second execution engine 420 may have executed instructions including a checkpoint set instruction to set a value of “3” in the global checkpoint register, Ckpt1 (i.e., Set (Ckpt1, 3)) 427. Independently, the fourth execution engine 440 may execute instructions until it executes a checkpoint wait instruction (i.e., Wait (Ckpt1, ≥3) 441 indicating a dependency on an operation to be performed by the second execution engine 420. The fourth execution engine 440 may halt execution of instructions and wait for a value equal to or greater than “3” to be set in the global checkpoint register Ckpt1. When the global checkpoint register Ckpt1 broadcasts 426 that the value “3” is set, the third execution engine 430 and the fourth execution engine 440 may resume executing instructions. Thus, in the above example, one global checkpoint register (i.e., Ckpt1) operated to coordinate several dependencies among different execution engines.