Intel Corporation

Object Reservoir, Inc.

Edward Barragy

Chris J Newburn

Stuart W Pond, Jr

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for setting an entry in an override register corresponding to a processor feature to override a processor configuration setting for the processor feature and overriding the processor configuration setting for the processor feature using the entry. The entry may be set with a user-level application, for example.

Overriding processor configuration settings

A method for solving finite element problems in n+1 dimensions by iteratively extruding an n-dimensional finite element mesh in an n+1th dimension to form 'slabs' which can be more easily solved within the entire n+1-dimensional problem. In a preferred embodiment, a three-dimensional unstructured finite element mesh representing a physical system is extruded in the time dimension. The four-dimensional prisms formed by the extrusion are divided into simplices, forming the four-dimensional finite element mesh of an individual time slab. Time slabs corresponding to a series of time intervals are sequentially generated and solved. In a preferred embodiment, only a few time slabs are stored in working memory at a time so that a reduced amount of memory (in comparison to conventional methods of solving comparable problems) is required.

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Edward Barragy