Networked programmable logic service provider

A method of hosting a network service providing field programmable gate array (FPGA) services, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a programmable logic service provider, a request to program application logic into an FPGA;
• responsive to receiving the request, allocating at the programmable logic service provider, a configurable hardware computing instance for the FPGA;
• producing configuration data for programming the application logic into only a portion of reconfigurable logic of the FPGA;
• sending the configuration data to the allocated configurable hardware computing instance;
• and
• by a computing host allocated by the programmable logic service provider to host the allocated configurable hardware computing instance, the computing host comprising memory,
• a processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored in the memory, and the FPGA:
• with an FPGA service process at the computing host, controlling configuration of an interface to the FPGA, and
• configuring the portion of reconfigurable logic of the FPGA by the FPGA service process using the configuration data.

A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause a computing host to perform a method, the instructions comprising:

• instructions that cause the computing host to, with an FPGA service process at the computing host, control configuration of an interface to an FPGA;
• and
• instructions that cause the computing host to, with the FPGA service process, configure a portion of reconfigurable logic of the FPGA using configuration information received from a programmable logic service provider;
• wherein:
• the received configuration information is produced by the programmable logic service provider by:
• receiving, at the programmable logic service provider, a request to program application logic into the FPGA,
• responsive to receiving the request, allocating at the programmable logic service provider, a reconfigurable hardware computing instance for the FPGA,
• producing the configuration information for programming the application logic into only a portion of reconfigurable logic of the FPGA, and
• sending the configuration information to the allocated reconfigurable hardware computing instance.