Event logging mechanism for a program executing on a graphics card
US8847966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T1/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for logging events in a graphics program executable on a GPU is implemented in a computing device and includes receiving the graphics program via the computing device, receiving a selection of a variable on which the graphics program operates, where the variable is stored in a memory of the graphics card during execution of the graphics program, and where the graphics program does not output a value of the variable when the graphics program is executed, and automatically generating a logging instruction executable on the GPU. The logging instruction causes the value of the selected variable to be output via the graphics card when the graphics program is executed. The method further includes automatically generating a log processing instruction executable on the CPU, where the log processing instruction retrieves the selected variable output via the graphics card to obtain the value of the variable at the computing device.
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