Apparatus, system, and method for using page table entries in a graphics system to provide storage format information for address translation
US7545382B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T1/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A graphics system utilizes page table entries to provide information on the storage format used to store graphics data. The page table entries, in turn, may be used for address translation. Exemplary kinds of storage format information include compression mode, a packing mode for storing Z data in tiles or color data in tiles, and a mode for allocating tile data among partitions in a partitioned memory.
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