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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Anthony Asaro, Toronto, CA;
Kevin Normoyle, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mark D. Hummel, Franklin, MA (US);
Mark Fowler, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Anthony Asaro, Toronto, CA;
Kevin Normoyle, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Mark D. Hummel, Franklin, MA (US);
Mark Fowler, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
ATI Technologies ULC, Markham, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for mapping a memory instruction to a shared memory address space in a computer arrangement having a CPU and an APD. A method includes receiving a memory instruction that refers to an address in the shared memory address space, mapping the memory instruction based on the address to a memory resource associated with either the CPU or the APD, and performing the memory instruction based on the mapping.