Direct access to slave processing by unprotected application using context saving and restoration
US5794037A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/461
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system provides multiple unprotected applications direct access to a slave processor. The host processor issues context switching requests to save and restore partially completed unprotected requests in the slave processor.
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