Graphics processing unit sharing between many applications
US9626216B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for executing a plurality of applications on a GPU. The technique involves establishing a first connection to a first application and a second connection to a second application, establishing a universal processing context that is shared by the first application and the second application, transmitting a first workload pointer to a first queue allocated to the first application, the first workload pointer pointing to a first workload generated by the first application, transmitting a second workload pointer to a second queue allocated to the second application, the second workload pointer pointing to a second workload generated by the second application, transmitting the first workload pointer to a first GPU queue in the GPU, and transmitting the second workload pointer to a second GPU queue in the GPU, wherein the GPU is configured to execute the first workload and the second workload in accordance with the universal processing context.
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