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Software mechanisms for managing task scheduling on an accelerated processing device (APD)

US9122522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. · US

Inventors

Robert Scott Hartog · San Luis Obispo, US
Ralph Clay Taylor · DeLand, US
Michael Mantor · Orlando, US
Thomas R. Woller · Austin, US
Kevin J. McGrath · Los Gatos, US
Sebastien Nussbaum · Lexington, US
Nuwan Jayasena · Santa Clara, US
Rex Eldon McCrary · Boca Raton, US
Philip J. Rogers · Corwen, GB
Mark Leather · Saratoga, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2011
Grant date	Sep 1, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 10, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2209/509
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments describe herein provide a method of for managing task scheduling on a accelerated processing device. The method includes executing a first task within the accelerated processing device (APD), monitoring for an interruption of the execution of the first task, and switching to a second task when an interruption is detected.

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