Processor task and data management

A processor system having a main processor, one or more co-processors and a main memory coupled to the main processor and one or more co-processors, wherein each co-processor includes a processing unit and a local store, the main memory having embodied therein data and/or code representing an event that requires more memory space than is available in the local storage of a co-processor, the processor system being configured to execute processor readable instructions for implementing a task and data management method, the method comprising the steps of:

• dividing a processor event into two or more segments, wherein each segment has a segment size that is less than or the same as an amount of memory space available in the local store;
• processing the two or more segments with one or more of the co-processors to produce two or more corresponding outputs;
• and
• associating the two or more outputs into one or more groups, wherein each group is less than or equal to a target data size associated with a subsequent process.

A processor system, comprising:

• a main memory;
• a main processor coupled to the main memory;
• one or more co-processors coupled to the main memory, wherein each co-processor includes a processing unit and a local store;
• an output processor coupled to the cell processor such that the output processor can process output produced by the cell processor;
• and
• a set of processor readable instructions in the main memory and/or local store of one or more of the co-processors, the instructions being configured implement a task and data management method, the method comprising the steps of:
• dividing a processor event into two or more segments, wherein each segment has a segment size that is less than or the same as an amount of memory space available in the local store;
• processing the two or more segments with one or more of the co-processors to produce two or more corresponding outputs;
• transferring the two or more corresponding outputs to the output processor;
• processing the two or more corresponding outputs with the output processor;
• and
• associating the two or more outputs into one or more groups, wherein each group is less than or equal to a target data size associated with a subsequent process.

A processor readable medium having embodied therein a set of processor readable instructions for implementing a processor task and data management method, the method comprising:

• dividing a processor event into two or more segments, wherein the event requires more memory space than is available in a local storage of a co-processor, and wherein each segment has a segment size that is less than or the same as an amount of memory space available in the local storage;
• processing the two or more segments with one or more SPE of the cell processor to produce two or more corresponding outputs;
• and
• associating the two or more outputs into one or more groups, wherein each group is less than or equal to a target data size associated with a subsequent process.

A processor task and data management apparatus, comprising:

• means for dividing a processor event into two or more segments, wherein the event requires more memory space than is available in a local storage of a co-processor, and wherein each segment has a segment size that is less than or the same as an amount of memory space available in the local storage;
• means for processing the two or more segments with one or more co-processors to produce two or more corresponding outputs;
• and
• means for associating the two or more outputs into one or more groups, wherein each group is less than or equal to a target data size associated with a subsequent process.