Architecture for offload of linked work assignments

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving a combined work descriptor that identifies at least one work descriptor for performance by an accelerator and the combined work descriptor specifies a policy for managing work associated with the combined work descriptor;
• allocating a work descriptor associated with the combined work descriptor to an egress queue based on a scheduling policy specified by the combined work descriptor;
• receiving a queue entry in an ingress queue that identifies a next operation for an accelerator;
• and
• providing a result from processing based on the combined work descriptor.

A system comprising:

• a core;
• a memory;
• a work scheduler;
• at least one accelerator;
• and
• an interconnect to communicatively couple the core, the memory, the work scheduler, and the at least one accelerator, wherein:
• the core is to execute an application that is to request performance of a sequence of work based on a combined work descriptor and provide the combined work descriptor to the work scheduler via the interconnect,
• the work scheduler comprises a scheduler logic, ingress queues, egress queues, and a command translator,
• the work scheduler is to access a work descriptor from the memory based on content of the combined work descriptor and allocate the work descriptor to an ingress queue for execution by an accelerator,
• the scheduler logic is to determine an egress queue and position in an egress queue for the work descriptor based in part on a configuration,
• the ingress queue is to receive another work descriptor after execution by the accelerator, and
• the work scheduler is to indicate data is available from the sequence of work to the application.