Application-specific memory scaling in multi-device systems
US11474710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/46
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One aspect of the current disclosure provides a method for utilizing a plurality of memories associated with a plurality of devices in a computer system. The method includes: receiving an application-specific data set for executing a ray tracing application employing the devices; determining whether the data set is fully replicable in each memory; when the data set is not fully replicable in any of the memories, determining a maximum amount of the data set that is replicable in each memory while distributing a remaining amount of the data set across the memories; and identifying, based on application-specific information of the ray tracing application, a first subsection of the data set that corresponds to the maximum amount of the data set and a second subsection of the data set that corresponds to the remaining amount of the data set, wherein the first subsection is accessed more frequently than the second subsection.
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