System and method of mapping shader variables into physical registers
US8379032B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2007 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/441
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure includes system and method of mapping shader variables into physical registers. In an embodiment, a graphics processing unit (GPU) and a memory coupled to the GPU are disclosed. The memory includes a processor readable data file that has a register file portion. The register file portion has a rectangular structure including a plurality of data items. At least two of the plurality of data items corresponding to data elements of a shader program. The data elements have different data storage types.
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