Invention Grant
US08212824B1 Apparatus and method for serial save and restore of graphics processing unit state information
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用于串行保存和恢复图形处理单元状态信息的装置和方法
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for serial save and restore of graphics processing unit state information
- Patent Title (中): 用于串行保存和恢复图形处理单元状态信息的装置和方法
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Application No.: US11313086Application Date: 2005-12-19
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Publication No.: US08212824B1Publication Date: 2012-07-03
- Inventor: Roger L. Allen , Nitij Mangal
- Applicant: Roger L. Allen , Nitij Mangal
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
- Current Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Cooley LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16
Abstract:
A graphics processing unit includes a first processing controller controlling a first set of multi-threaded processors. A second processing controller controls a second set of multi-threaded processors. A serial bus connects the first processing controller to the second processing controller. The first processing controller gathers first state information from the first set of multi-threaded processors in response to a context switch token and then passes the context switch token over the serial bus to the second processing controller. The second processing controller gathers second state information from the second set of multi-threaded processors in response to the context switch token.
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