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Shared and exclusive accelerator access

US11061733B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Brian F. Veale · Cedar Park, US
Bruce Mealey · Austin, US
Andre L. Albot · Austin, US
Nick Stilwell · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 30, 2018
Grant date	Jul 13, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/4881
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital computing system is configured to control access to an accelerator. The system includes a processor that executes an application, and an accelerator that performs a data processing operation in response to an access request output from the application. The system further includes a virtual accelerator switchboard (VAS) to determine an availability of at least one shared credit corresponding to the accelerator and assign an available shared credit to the application. The application submits a request to access the accelerator using the assigned shared credit.

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