US 2026/0038080 A1 · Multicore State Caching in Graphics Processing

Abstract

A set of image rendering tasks and state information are distributed in a graphics processing unit (GPU) having a plurality of cores. A first master unit in one of the cores receives the set of image rendering tasks and the state information, and stores the state information in a memory. The first master unit splits the set of image rendering tasks into a first subset of tasks and a second subset of tasks, wherein the first subset of tasks is assigned to the first core, and the second subset of tasks is assigned to the second core. At least a first portion of the state information is transmitted to the first core, and at least a second portion of the state information is transmitted to the second core. The first subset of tasks is transmitted to the first core, and the second subset of tasks is transmitted to the second core.

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A graphics processing unit comprising a plurality of cores, wherein one of the plurality of cores comprises a first master unit configured to:

receive a set of image rendering tasks and state information, wherein the state information comprises elements of state information required for processing the image rendering tasks;
transmit an indication of at least a first portion of the state information to a first core of the plurality of cores;
transmit an indication of at least a second portion of the state information to a second core of the plurality of cores;
transmit an indication of a first task of the set of image rendering tasks to the first core;
and
transmit an indication of a second task of the set of image rendering tasks to the second core.

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A method of distributing a set of image rendering tasks and state information in a graphics processing unit comprising a plurality of cores, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first master unit in one of the plurality of cores, the set of image rendering tasks and the state information, wherein the state information comprises elements of state information required for processing the image rendering tasks;
transmitting, by the master unit to a first core of the plurality of cores, at least a first portion of the state information;
transmitting, by the master unit to a second core of the plurality of cores;
at least a second portion of the state information;
transmitting, by the master unit to the first core, a first task of the set of image rendering tasks;
and
transmitting, by the master unit to the second core, a second task of the set of image rendering tasks.

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Multicore State Caching in Graphics Processing

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