Nvidia Corporation

Sean Y Lee

Vinod Grover

Jaydeep Marathe

Michael Murphy

James Clarkson

Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel solution to generate multiple linked device code portions within a final executable file. Embodiments of the present invention are operable to extract device code from their respective host object filesets and then link them together to form multiple linked device code portions. Also, using the identification process described by embodiments of the present invention, device code embedded within host objects may also be uniquely identified and linked in accordance with the protocols of conventional programming languages. Furthermore, these multiple linked device code portions may be then converted into distinct executable forms of code that may be encapsulated within a single executable file.

Method and system for multiple embedded device links in a host executable

A computer system manages the allocation of memory to an application program using a dependency tree. The dependency tree informs a memory manager of data inputs, data outputs, and intermediate values associated with execution of the application program. The memory manager allocates a single heap structure within a physical memory. Data associated with each node of the dependency tree is allocated to the heap structure so that data input values are allocated in a contiguous block, and intermediate values are allocated separately. In various examples, as execution of the application program proceeds, the separation of intermediate values from non-intermediate values within the heap reduces memory fragmentation providing improved performance of the computer system as a whole.

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