Vmware, Inc.

Google Inc.

Si Chen

Daniel James Petersen

Examples allocate and schedule use of graphics processing unit (GPU) resources among a plurality of users executing virtual machines (VMs) or processes. During initialization, shares representing proportional access to the GPU resources are assigned and then adjusted based on graphics command characteristics. Quantum is allocated among the VMs based on the shares. At runtime, graphics commands from the VMs are queued and iteratively sent to the GPU based on a comparison between allocated quantum and a threshold quantum. In this manner, the GPU resources are fairly shared among the VMs.

Host-based GPU resource scheduling

Examples of the disclosure assign a plurality of graphics processing units (GPUs) to a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) or processes. A composite score is generated for each GPU. The composite score represents the normalized processing capabilities of the multiple GPUs. Based on a comparison between the composite scores and allocated quantum corresponding to a proportional amount of GPU resources to which each VM is entitled, each VM is assigned to at least one of the GPUs. Graphics commands from the VMs are scheduled for execution by the assigned GPUs.

Host-based heterogeneous multi-GPU assignment

Methods, systems, and apparatus, for determining when an application is sufficiently instantiated to be subject to a crawling operation. In an aspect, a method includes instantiating a native application instance that generates environment instances for display on a user device within the native application instance; in response to the instantiation of the native application instance: monitoring for occurrences of activity lifecycle events of the native application instance, monitoring for changes in a memory footprint of the native application instance, and generating, in response to the monitoring of the lifecycle events and monitoring of the changes in the memory footprint indicating the native application instance is sufficiently instantiated to be subject to a crawling operation, a load signal indicating the native application instance is sufficiently instantiated to be subject to the crawling operation.

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