Graphics processor register renaming mechanism
US10565670B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30189
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processing apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a graphics processing unit (GPU), including a plurality of execution units to process graphics context data and a register file having a plurality of registers to store the graphics context data; and register renaming logic to facilitate dynamic renaming of the plurality of registers by logically partitioning the plurality of registers in the register file into a set of fixed registers and a set of shared registers.
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