Processor with dedicated virtual functions and dynamic assignment of functional resources
US9128769B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5077
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a processor comprises a plurality of hardware resources, each hardware resource having a clock cycle. The processor also comprises a plurality of work stores, each work store assigned into one of a plurality of virtual functions if a mode of the processor is set to a virtual function mode, and each work store assigned into one physical function if the mode of the processor is set to a physical function mode. The processor further comprises dispatch logic configured to dispatch work from any work store corresponding to any virtual function or physical function to any released hardware resources.
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