Scheduling program instruction execution by using fence instructions
US7624255B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 9, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T15/005
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method controls the scheduling of program instructions included in a shader program for execution by a processing pipeline. One or more fence instructions may be inserted into the shader program. Each fence instruction specifies a constraint that is applied to control the scheduling of another program instruction in the shader program. Controlling the scheduling of program instructions for execution by the processing pipeline may result in a more efficient use of computing resources and improved performance.
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