Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Syscall mechanism for processor to processor calls
- Patent Title (中): 用于处理器到处理器调用的Syscall机制
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Application No.: US13327443Application Date: 2011-12-15
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Publication No.: US09170820B2Publication Date: 2015-10-27
- Inventor: Norman Rubin , Michael Mantor
- Applicant: Norman Rubin , Michael Mantor
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Volpe and Koenig, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F15/00
- IPC: G06F15/00 ; G06T1/00 ; G06F9/38 ; G06T1/20

Abstract:
Provided is a method for processing system calls from a GPU to a CPU. The method includes a GPU storing a plurality of tasks in a memory, with each task representing a function to be performed on the CPU. The method also includes generating a CPU interrupt, and processing of the stored plurality of tasks by the CPU.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130155074A1 SYSCALL MECHANISM FOR PROCESSOR TO PROCESSOR CALLS Public/Granted day:2013-06-20
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