Adaptive memory address scanning based on surface format for graphics processing
US10163180B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T11/40
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure describes an adaptive memory address scanning technique that defines an address scanning pattern, to be used for a particular surface, based on one or more properties of the surface. In addition, a number, shape, and arrangement of sub-primitives of a surface to process in parallel may be determined. In one example of the disclosure, a memory accessing method for graphics processing comprises, determining, by a graphics processing unit (GPU), properties of a surface, determining, by the GPU, a memory address scanning technique based on the determined properties of the surface, and performing, by the GPU, at least one of a read or a write of data associated with the surface in a memory based on the determined memory address scanning technique.
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