Method of transferring data, a method of processing data, an accelerator, a computer system and a computer program
US8626964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a method of transferring data from a data array within a main memory of a computer to an accelerator for processing, the embodiment of the method comprising: at the accelerator, requesting data from the main memory and generating a data stream between the main memory and the accelerator, the generated data stream including data from the data array; and, using an offset to determine the scheduling of array elements within the generated data stream.
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