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Nvidia patents method to match storage space to processor usage

Patent drawing from the official filing.

Nvidia describes a system that automatically assigns memory space to computer programs based on how many processors are assigned to run them. The invention uses a ratio between the active processors and the total available processors to determine the appropriate amount of storage to allocate.

Why it mattersThis is a routine optimization that helps computer systems manage memory more efficiently by ensuring programs get the right amount of storage based on their workload.

In the filing’s own words

Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to allocate portions of a storage to groups of processors. In at least one embodiment, an amount of storage to store data to be used by one or more computer programs, based at least in part, on an amount of processors to perform one or more portions of the one or more computer programs.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A processor, comprising: one or more circuits to: cause a subset of processors comprising at least one processor to be selected from a set of processors that includes at least one processor not comprised in the subset, to perform one or more portions of one or more computer programs; and cause an amount of storage space to be allocated to the one or more computer programs based, at least in part, on a ratio of the subset of processors to the set of processors.

Facts

Company: Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation)
Official title: Processor-based storage allocation
Patent number: US12761819B2
Application number: 18197628
Filed: May 15, 2023
Granted: Oct 13, 2026
Inventors: 5
Claims: 23

Classified under

G06F 3/0631 Physics & computingG06F 3/0604 Physics & computingG06F 3/0674 Physics & computing

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