Unified host memory for coprocessors
US11907589B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0679
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
At least one application of a client executes via system software on a hardware computing system that includes at least one CPU and at least one coprocessor. A virtualization layer establishes unified memory address space between the client and the hardware computing system, which also includes memory associated with the at least one coprocessor. The virtualization layer then synchronizes memory associated with the client and memory associated the at least one coprocessor. The virtualization layer may be installed and run in a non-privileged, user space, without modification of the application or of the system software running on the hardware computing system.
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