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Title: Performing stencil computations

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing stencil computations efficiently are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor receives an offset, and in response, retrieves a value from a memory via a single instruction, where the retrieving comprises: identifying, based on the offset, one of a plurality of registers of the processor; loading an address stored in the identified register; and retrieving from the memory the value at the address.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1417325
Patent Number(s):
9870227
Application Number:
14/352,870
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (Oakland, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Nov 08
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

Citation Formats

Donofrio, David. Performing stencil computations. United States: N. p., 2018. Web.
Donofrio, David. Performing stencil computations. United States.
Donofrio, David. Tue . "Performing stencil computations". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1417325.
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