GPU virtual memory model for OpenGL
US8537169B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/302
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for accessing, from within a graphics processing unit (GPU), data objects stored in a memory accessible by the GPU. The method comprises the steps of creating a data object in the memory based on a command received from an application program, transmitting an address associated with the data object to the application program for providing data associated with different draw commands to the GPU, receiving a first draw command and the address associated with the data object from the application program, and transmitting the first draw command and the address associated with the data object to the GPU for processing.
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