Intel corporation (20240112295). SHARED LOCAL REGISTERS FOR THREAD TEAM PROCESSING simplified abstract

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SHARED LOCAL REGISTERS FOR THREAD TEAM PROCESSING

Organization Name

intel corporation

Inventor(s)

Biju George of Folsom CA (US)

Fangwen Fu of Folsom CA (US)

Supratim Pal of Folsom CA (US)

Jorge Parra of El Dorado Hills CA (US)

Chunhui Mei of San Diego CA (US)

Maxim Kazakov of San Diego CA (US)

Joydeep Ray of Folsom CA (US)

SHARED LOCAL REGISTERS FOR THREAD TEAM PROCESSING - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240112295 titled 'SHARED LOCAL REGISTERS FOR THREAD TEAM PROCESSING

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes an apparatus for shared local registers for thread team processing, including a graphic processor with multiple processing resources and memory for data storage. The processor allocates thread teams to processing resources, allocates shared local register space directly referenced in instructions, and individual register spaces to each thread.

  • Graphic processor with multiple processing resources
  • Allocation of thread teams to processing resources
  • Shared local register space directly referenced in instructions
  • Individual register spaces allocated to each thread

Potential Applications

The technology could be applied in parallel processing systems, graphics processing units, and high-performance computing environments.

Problems Solved

Efficient allocation of resources, improved performance in multi-threaded applications, and enhanced data processing capabilities.

Benefits

Increased processing speed, optimized resource allocation, and improved overall system performance.

Potential Commercial Applications

This technology could be utilized in gaming consoles, scientific research applications, and data centers for large-scale data processing tasks.

Possible Prior Art

Previous patents may exist for shared register systems in parallel processing environments or multi-core processors.

Unanswered Questions

How does this technology impact power consumption in comparison to traditional processing methods?

The article does not address the potential impact on power consumption or energy efficiency of the system.

Are there any limitations to the number of thread teams that can be allocated in this system?

The article does not specify any limitations on the number of thread teams that can be allocated, which could be a potential area of concern for scalability and performance.


Original Abstract Submitted

shared local registers for thread team processing is described. an example of an apparatus includes one or more processors including a graphic processor having multiple processing resources; and memory for storage of data, the graphics processor to allocate a first thread team to a first processing resource, the first thread team including hardware threads to be executed solely by the first processing resource; allocate a shared local register (slr) space that may be directly reference in the isa instructions to the first processing resource, the slr space being accessible to the threads of the thread team and being inaccessible to threads outside of the thread team; and allocate individual register spaces to the thread team, each of the individual register spaces being accessible to a respective thread of the thread team.