Method and system for efficient context swapping
US7590774B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for efficiently switching context between processing elements are disclosed. These systems and methods may transfer the context of a processing element to a storage location. Using the DMA controller of a target processing element, the contents of this storage location may be transferred to another storage location associated with the target processing element. The context may then be restored from this storage location to the proper locations in the target processing element, and the target processing element may then begin processing utilizing this transferred context.
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