System and method for representing and managing a multi-architecture co-processor application program
US8281294B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/447
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for representing and managing a multi-architecture co-processor application program. Source code for co-processor functions is compiled in two stages. The first stage incorporates a majority of the computationally intensive processing steps associated with co-processor code compilation. The first stage generates virtual assembly code from the source code. The second stage generates co-processor machine code from the virtual assembly. Both the virtual assembly and co-processor machine code may be included within the co-processor enabled application program. A co-processor driver uses a description of the currently available co-processor to select between virtual assembly and co-processor machine code. If the virtual assembly code is selected, then the co-processor driver compiles the virtual assembly into machine code for the current co-processor.
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