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Method for scheduling a processing device

US10296393B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Niraj Nandan · Plano, US
Hetul Sanghvi · Bengaluru, IN
Mihir Narendra Mody · Kanchinakote, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 19, 2016
Grant date	May 21, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 23, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T1/20
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hardware thread scheduler (HTS) is provided for a multiprocessor system. The HTS is configured to schedule processing of multiple threads of execution by resolving data dependencies between producer modules and consumer modules for each thread. Pattern adaptors may be provided in the scheduler that allows mixing of multiple data patterns across blocks of data. Transaction aggregators may be provided that allow re-using the same image data by multiple threads of execution while the image date remains in a given data buffer. Bandwidth control may be provided using programmable delays on initiation of thread execution. Failure and hang detection may be provided using multiple watchdog timers.

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