Software only intra-compute unit redundant multithreading for GPUs
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product to execute a first and a second work-item, and compare the signature variable of the first work-item to the signature variable of the second work-item. The first and the second work-items are mapped to an identifier via software. This mapping ensures that the first and second work-items execute exactly the same data for exactly the same code without changes to the underlying hardware. By executing the first and second work-items independently, the underlying computation of the first and second work-item can be verified. Moreover, system performance is not substantially affected because the execution results of the first and second work-items are compared only at specified comparison points.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1531913
- Patent Number(s):
- 9367372
- Application Number:
- 13/920,574
- Assignee:
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G06 - COMPUTING G06F - ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; B600716
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013-06-18
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Lyashevsky, Alexander, Gurumurthi, Sudhanva, and Sridharan, Vilas. Software only intra-compute unit redundant multithreading for GPUs. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Lyashevsky, Alexander, Gurumurthi, Sudhanva, & Sridharan, Vilas. Software only intra-compute unit redundant multithreading for GPUs. United States.
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"Software only intra-compute unit redundant multithreading for GPUs". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1531913.
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