Gathering payload from arbitrary registers for send messages in a graphics environment
US12386617B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0223
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus to facilitate gathering payload from arbitrary registers for send messages in a graphics environment is disclosed. The apparatus includes processing resources comprising execution circuitry to receive a send gather message instruction identifying a number of registers to access for a send message and identifying IDs of a plurality of individual registers corresponding to the number of registers; decode a first phase of the send gather message instruction; based on decoding the first phase, cause a second phase of the send gather message instruction to bypass an instruction decode stage; and dispatch the first phase subsequently followed by dispatch of the second phase to a send pipeline. The apparatus can also perform an immediate move of the IDs of the plurality of individual registers to an architectural register of the execution circuitry and include a pointer to the architectural register in the send gather message instruction.
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