Responding to application demand in a system that uses programmable logic components

An apparatus comprising:

• a communication interface;
• and
• hardware logic that implements a host logic, and a reconfigurable logic that implements an application logic, wherein the host logic encapsulates the application logic based on restricting the application logic's access to the communication interface;
• wherein the host logic comprises
• a first interface to a shared peripheral accessible by the application logic, and
• a translation layer configured to format transactions between the shared peripheral and the application logic, wherein the shared peripheral comprises a plurality of configurable hardware platforms (CHPs),
• and wherein the host logic is configured to
• receive, from an entry stage processing system and via the communication interface, a first transaction to configure a part of the reconfigurable logic to implement the application logic,
• based at least in part on receipt of the first transaction, configure the part of the reconfigurable logic to implement the application logic,
• receive, from the entry stage processing system and via the communication interface, a second transaction targeted at the application logic, and
• transmit the second transaction to the application logic;
• the apparatus further comprising a cross-connect through which the plurality of CHPs is reachable, wherein the first interface connects to the cross-connect.

An apparatus comprising:

• a communication interface;
• and
• hardware logic that implements a host logic, and a reconfigurable logic that implements an application logic, wherein the host logic encapsulates the application logic based on restricting the application logic's access to the communication interface;
• wherein the host logic is configured to
• receive, from an entry stage processing system and via the communication interface, a first transaction to configure a part of the reconfigurable logic to implement the application logic,
• based at least in part on receipt of the first transaction, configure the part of the reconfigurable logic to implement the application logic,
• receive, from the entry stage processing system and via the communication interface, a second transaction targeted at the application logic, and
• transmit the second transaction to the application logic;
• and
• wherein:
• the reconfigurable logic comprises an array of reconfigurable processing cores;
• and
• the part of the reconfigurable logic comprises a first reconfigurable processing core of the array of reconfigurable processing cores.

An apparatus comprising:

• a communication interface;
• and
• hardware logic that implements a host logic, and a reconfigurable logic that implements an application logic, wherein the host logic encapsulates the application logic based on restricting the application logic's access to the communication interface;
• wherein the host logic comprises receive logic and a controller and is configured to
• receive, from an entry stage processing system and via the communication interface, a first transaction to configure a part of the reconfigurable logic to implement the application logic,
• based at least in part on receipt of the first transaction, configure the part of the reconfigurable logic to implement the application logic,
• receive, from the entry stage processing system and via the communication interface, a second transaction targeted at the application logic, and
• transmit the second transaction to the application logic.

An apparatus comprising:

• a communication interface;
• and
• hardware logic that implements a host logic, and a reconfigurable logic that implements an application logic, wherein the host logic encapsulates the application logic based on restricting the application logic's access to the communication interface, wherein the reconfigurable logic is included in a configurable hardware platform;
• wherein the host logic is configured to
• receive, from an entry stage processing system and via the communication interface, a first transaction to configure a part of the reconfigurable logic to implement the application logic,
• based at least in part on receipt of the first transaction, configure the part of the reconfigurable logic to implement the application logic,
• receive, from the entry stage processing system and via the communication interface, a second transaction targeted at the application logic, and
• transmit the second transaction to the application logic.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by hardware-implemented host logic and via a communication interface, a first transaction targeted at the host logic;
• configuring, by the host logic and based on the first transaction, a region of a reconfigurable logic to implement an application logic, the host logic encapsulating the application logic based on restricting the application logic's access to the communication interface;
• receiving, by the host logic and via the communication interface, a second transaction targeted at the application logic;
• and
• transmitting, by the host logic to the application logic, the second transaction.