Algorithm program loading method and related apparatus

A device comprising:

• a main processor configured to determine a basic storage capacity of a second storage resource module;
• determine whether an algorithm capacity of an algorithm program is greater than the basic storage capacity;
• segment the algorithm program by taking the basic storage capacity as an unit to obtain algorithm subprograms, if the algorithm capacity of the algorithm program is greater than the basic storage capacity;
• and control a loading and an execution of the algorithmic program;
• and
• a neural network processor comprising a storage resource module and a direct memory access module, and configured to execute a master control program;
• and
• control the direct memory access module to load a first algorithm subprogram of the algorithm subprograms to a second storage resource, confirm that the loading of the first algorithm subprogram is completed to be loaded, and execute the first algorithm subprogram and load parallel a second algorithm subprogram;
• and wherein
• the neural network processor is further configured to:
• perform a confirmation action on the first algorithm subprogram until the algorithm program is completed to be performed, the confirmation action comprising:
• for a j-th algorithm subprogram in the second storage resource, perform a judging step after determining the j-th algorithm subprogram in the second storage resource is completed, wherein, j>0;
• the judging step comprising:
• obtaining a second task configuration and determining whether an execution algorithm action is included in the second task configuration according to the second task configuration, if the execution algorithm action is not included in the second task configuration, not sending a pulse signal, monitoring the second task configuration until the execution algorithm action is included in the second task configuration;
• if the execution algorithm action is included in the second task configuration, sending a pulse signal to the first variable and increasing a value of the first variable by one, obtaining a second control instruction and determining whether a second set instruction is included in the second control instruction;
• if the second set instruction is included in the second control instruction, sending a second request to the second variable, receiving a second response and determining whether a signal in the second response is a second signal;
• if the signal in the second response is the second signal, starting executing the (j+1)-th algorithm subprogram and setting j=j+1;
• if signal in the second response isn't the second signal, pausing executing the (j+1)-th algorithm subprogram, monitoring the second variable and receiving the second response, and starting executing the (j+1)-th algorithm subprogram and setting j=j+1 after determining that the second signal is included in the second response.

A chip comprising a processor configured to be operated to cause a computer to implement the algorithm program loading method, the method comprising:

• determining a basic storage capacity of a second storage resource;
• obtaining an algorithm program and determining whether an algorithm capacity of the algorithm program is greater than the basic storage capacity, if the algorithm capacity of the algorithm program is greater than the basic storage capacity, segmenting the algorithm program by taking the basic storage capacity as a unit to obtain algorithm subprograms;
• controlling a direct memory access module to load a master control program of a neural network processor to the first storage resource and executing the master control program;
• and
• controlling the direct memory access module to load a first algorithm subprogram of the algorithm subprograms to the second storage resource, confirming that the loading of the first algorithm subprogram is completed, and executing the first algorithm subprogram and loading parallel a second algorithm subprogram;
• and wherein
• the method further comprises:
• performing a confirmation action on the first algorithm subprogram until the algorithm program is completed to be performed, the confirmation action comprising:
• for a j-th algorithm subprogram in the second storage resource, performing a judging step after determining the j-th algorithm subprogram in the second storage resource is completed, wherein, j>0;
• the judging step comprising:
• obtaining a second task configuration and determining whether an execution algorithm action is included in the second task configuration according to the second task configuration, if the execution algorithm action is not included in the second task configuration, not sending a pulse signal, monitoring the second task configuration until the execution algorithm action is included in the second task configuration;
• if the execution algorithm action is included in the second task configuration, sending a pulse signal to the first variable and increasing a value of the first variable by one, obtaining a second control instruction and determining whether a second set instruction is included in the second control instruction;
• if the second set instruction is included in the second control instruction, sending a second request to the second variable, receiving a second response and determining whether a signal in the second response is a second signal;
• if the signal in the second response is the second signal, starting executing the (j+1)-th algorithm subprogram and setting j=j+1;
• if signal in the second response isn't the second signal, pausing executing the (j+1)-th algorithm subprogram, monitoring the second variable and receiving the second response, and starting executing the (j+1)-th algorithm subprogram and setting j=j+1, after determining that the second signal is included in the second response.