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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2021
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Saurabh Hukerikar, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Nirmal Raj Saxena, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
NVIDIA CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, a software program uses hardware features of a parallel processor to checkpoint a context associated with an execution of a software application on the parallel processor. The software program uses a preemption feature of the parallel processor to cause the parallel processor to stop executing instructions in accordance with the context. The software program then causes the parallel processor to collect state data associated with the context. After generating a checkpoint based on the state data, the software program causes the parallel processor to resume executing instructions in accordance with the context.