Task manager with stored task definition having pointer to a memory address containing required code data related to the task for execution
US8037474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/253
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Cell processor task management in a cell processor having a main memory, one or more power processor units (PPU) and one or more synergistic processing units (SPU), each SPU having a processor and a local memory is described. An SPU task manager (STM) running on one or more of the SPUs reads one or more task definitions stored in the main memory into the local memory of a selected SPU. Based on information contained in the task definitions the SPU loads code and/or data related to the task definitions from the main memory into the local memory associated with the selected SPU. The selected SPU then performs one or more tasks using the code and/or data.
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