Budget-based time slice allocation for multiple virtual functions

Abstract

The host processing system (100) allocates unequal time slices in the parallel processor (106) to the virtual functions (142, 144, 146) based on the profiles (222, 224, 226, 228) of the applications (232, 234, 236, 238) executing in the virtual functions and the available budget (204) of the parallel processor. The host processing system calculates a world switch cycle interval and evaluates the available processing budget of the parallel processor. The available budget indicates the amount of graphics processing time that the parallel processor has not yet allocated to the virtual functions per world switch cycle interval.

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