Adaptive load balancing in a multi processor graphics...

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2010-06-17

2011-12-13

Hsu, Joni (Department: 2628)

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Computer graphic processing system

Plural graphics processors

C345S556000, C718S105000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08077181

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for balancing a load among multiple graphics processors that perform different portions of a rendering task. A rendering task is partitioned into portions for each of two (or more) graphics processors. The graphics processors perform their respective portions of the rendering task and return feedback data indicating completion of the assigned portion. Based on the feedback data, an imbalance can be detected between respective loads of two of the graphics processors. In the event that an imbalance exists, the rendering task is re-partitioned to increase the portion assigned to the less heavily loaded processor and to decrease the portion assigned to the more heavily loaded processor.

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