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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2020
Qualcomm Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Kalyan Kumar Bhiravabhatla, Bengaluru, IN;
Sreyas Kurumanghat, Bangalore, IN;
Vishwanath Shashikant Nikam, Bangalore, IN;
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for graphics processing. Aspects of the present disclosure can determine at least some shading data for each of a plurality of patches. Further, aspects of the present disclosure can store the at least some shading data for each of the plurality of patches in a GMEM. Additionally, aspects of the present disclosure can communicate the at least some shading data for each of the plurality of patches. In some aspects, the present disclosure can configure the GMEM for storing the at least some shading data for each of a plurality of patches. Aspects of the present disclosure can also calculate when the GMEM has stored a maximum amount of shading data. Moreover, aspects of the present disclosure can divide each of the plurality of patches into one or more sub-patches when the GMEM has stored the maximum amount of shading data.