Apparatus and method for monitoring and debugging a graphics processing unit
US7600155B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/36
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system has a graphics processing unit with a processor to monitor selected criteria and circuitry to initiate the storage of execution state information when the selected criteria reaches a specified state. A memory stores execution state information. A central processing unit executes a debugging program to analyze the execution state information.
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