Virtualization of graphics resources and thread blocking
US8810591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G5/399
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Virtualization of graphics resources and thread blocking is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a system and method of a kernel in an operating system including generating a data structure having an identifier of a graphics resource assigned to a physical memory location in video memory, and blocking access to the physical memory location if a data within the physical memory location is in transition between video memory and system memory wherein a client application accesses memory in the system memory directly and accesses memory in the video memory through a virtual memory map.
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