Metaprocessor for GPU control and synchronization in a multiprocessor environment
US8368701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/7867
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Included are embodiments of systems and methods for processing metacommands. In at least one exemplary embodiment a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) includes a metaprocessor configured to process at least one context register, the metaprocessor including context management logic and a metaprocessor control register block coupled to the metaprocessor, the metaprocessor control register block configured to receive metaprocessor configuration data, the metaprocessor control register block further configured to define metacommand execution logic block behavior. Some embodiments include a Bus Interface Unit (BIU) configured to provide the access from a system processor to the metaprocessor and a GPU command stream processor configured to fetch a current context command stream and send commands for execution to a GPU pipeline and metaprocessor.
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