Advanced micro devices, inc. (20250004806). PROCESSOR WITH VIRTUALIZABLE SIGNAL MONITORS
PROCESSOR WITH VIRTUALIZABLE SIGNAL MONITORS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Mark Unruh Wyse of Bellevue WA US
Anthony Thomas Gutierrez of Seattle WA US
Stephen Alexander Zekany of Redmond WA US
Paul Blinzer of Carnation WA US
PROCESSOR WITH VIRTUALIZABLE SIGNAL MONITORS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250004806 titled 'PROCESSOR WITH VIRTUALIZABLE SIGNAL MONITORS
Original Abstract Submitted
a processing unit (e.g., a cpu) executes multiple processes, such as multiple virtual machines, wherein each process employs virtual signals and virtual signal monitors to support signaling between the process and one or more accelerators. a hardware signal manager (hsm) assigns each virtual signal to a physical signal of the system and assigns each virtual signal monitor to a physical signal monitor. based on a process' interactions (e.g., signal operations) with a virtual signal monitor, the hsm executes corresponding interactions at the assigned physical signal monitor. the hsm thus virtualizes the physical signal monitors for the executing processes.