TECHNIQUES FOR CONFIGURING PROCESSOR TO FUNCTION AS MULTIPLE, SEPARATE PROCESSORS

A parallel processing unit (PPU) can be divided into partitions. Each partition is configured to operate similarly to how the entire PPU operates. A given partition includes a subset of the computational and memory resources associated with the entire PPU. Software that executes on a CPU partitions the PPU for an admin user. A guest user is assigned to a partition and can perform processing taskswithin that partition in isolation from any other guest users assigned to any other partitions. Because the PPU can be divided into isolated partitions, multiple CPU processes can efficiently utilizePPU resources. 并行处理单元(PPU)可以被分为多个分区。每个分区被配置为与整个PPU操作类似的操作。给定分区包括与整个PPU关联的计算和存储资源的子集。在CPU上执行的软件将管理员用户的PPU分区。访客用户被分配给一个分区，并且所述访客用户可以与分配给任何其他分区的任何其他访客用户隔离地在该分区内执行处理任务。因为PPU可以被分为隔离的分区，所以多个CPU进程可以有效地利用PPU资源。