Direct Host Submission to Graphics Processor

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions of a graphics driver program stored thereon that are executable by a computing device to perform operations comprising:

• storing, in memory, configuration register data and queued sets of graphics work to be executed by a graphics processor;
• and
• transmitting a signal, to control circuitry of the graphics processor, to change status of one or more queued sets of graphics work in the memory;
• wherein, in response to the signal, the control circuitry schedules and distributes the one or more queued sets of graphics work to graphics processor sub-units.

A method, comprising:

• executing, by a processor, a driver program for a graphics processor and a program that coordinates with the driver program to send work to the graphics processor;
• storing, by the processor in memory circuitry, configuration register data and queued sets of graphics work to be executed by the graphics processor;
• transmitting, by the processor to control circuitry of the graphics processor, a signal to change status of one or more queued sets of graphics work in the memory circuitry;
• and
• scheduling and distributing, by the control circuitry, distribute different portions of queued sets of assigned graphics work to multiple different graphics processor sub-units, in response to the signal.