Method and apparatus for configuring accelerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10698699-B2
Application number	US-201816025569-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2018
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

A method for configuring an accelerator, applied to a server including at least one bare accelerator. The at least one bare accelerator is an accelerator that is generated after a basic logic function is loaded for accelerator hardware, and the basic logic function includes a communications interface function and a loading function. The method includes determining, by the server, a target service type and a target bare accelerator, determining, by the server, a service logic function corresponding to the target service type, and loading, by the server, the service logic function corresponding to the target service type for the target bare accelerator to generate a target service accelerator, where the target service accelerator is capable of providing an acceleration service for a service of the target service type.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for configuring an accelerator, applied to a server comprising a bare accelerator, a slave CPU, and a master CPU, wherein the bare accelerator is an accelerator that is generated after a basic logic function is loaded for accelerator hardware, wherein the basic logic function comprises a communications interface function and a loading function, and wherein the method comprises:
determining, by the server, a target service type and a target bare accelerator;
determining, by the master CPU, a service logic function corresponding to the target service type;
loading, by the slave CPU, the service logic function corresponding to the target service type for the target bare accelerator to generate a target service accelerator, wherein the target service accelerator is capable of providing an acceleration service for a service of the target service type;
allocating, by the slave CPU, an identifier to the target service accelerator;
reporting the identifier of the target service accelerator to the master CPU; and
unloading, by the server, the service logic function corresponding to the target service type loaded in the target service accelerator to generate the bare accelerator.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the target service type and the target bare accelerator comprises:
receiving, by the server, the target service type from a user equipment; and
selecting, by the server, the bare accelerator as the target bare accelerator when the server does not comprise the accelerator for providing the acceleration service for the service of the target service type.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating, by the server, at least one of a set constituted by identifiers of bare accelerators and a set constituted by identifiers of service accelerators.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, by the server, at least one of a set constituted by identifiers of bare accelerators and a set constituted by identifiers of service accelerators to a user equipment.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying, by the server, at least one of a set constituted by identifiers of bare accelerators and a set constituted by identifiers of service accelerators.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
sending, by the slave CPU, a first indication message and a second indication message to the master CPU.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first indication message comprises the identifier of the target service accelerator, and the first indication message is used to instruct the master CPU to add the identifier of the target service accelerator into a set constituted by identifiers of service accelerators.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second indication message comprises the identifier of the target bare accelerator, and the second indication message is used to instruct the master CPU to delete the identifier of the target bare accelerator from a set constituted by identifiers of bare accelerators.

9. An apparatus for configuring an accelerator, applied to a server comprising a bare accelerator, a slave CPU, and a master CPU, wherein the bare accelerator is an accelerator that is generated after a basic logic function is loaded for accelerator hardware, wherein the basic logic function comprises a communications interface function and a loading function, and wherein the apparatus comprises:
a memory comprising instructions; and
a processor coupled to the memory, the instructions causing the processor to be configured to:
determine a target service type and a target bare accelerator;
determine a service logic function corresponding to the target service type;
load the service logic function corresponding to the target service type for the target bare accelerator to generate a target service accelerator, wherein the target service accelerator is capable of providing an acceleration service for a service of the target service type;
allocate an identifier to the target service accelerator;
report the identifier of the target service accelerator to the master CPU; and
unload the service logic function corresponding to the target service type loaded in the target service accelerator to generate the bare accelerator.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to:
receive the target service type from a user equipment; and
select the bare accelerator as the target bare accelerator when the server does not comprise the accelerator for providing the acceleration service for the service of the target service type.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to update at least one of a set constituted by identifiers of bare accelerators and a set constituted by identifiers of service accelerators.

12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to send at least one of a set constituted by identifiers of bare accelerators and a set constituted by identifiers of service accelerators to a user equipment.

13. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to display at least one of a set constituted by identifiers of bare accelerators and the set constituted by identifiers of service accelerators.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the target service type and the target bare accelerator comprises receiving, by the server, the target service type and an identifier of the target bare accelerator from a user equipment.

15. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to receive the target service type and an identifier of the target bare accelerator from a user equipment.

16. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to be configured to send a first indication message and a second indication message to the master CPU.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the first indication message comprises the identifier of the target service accelerator, and wherein the first indication message is used to instruct the master CPU to add the identifier of the target service accelerator into a set constituted by identifiers of service accelerators.

18. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the second indication message comprises the identifier of the target bare accelerator, and the second indication message is used to instruct the master CPU to delete the identifier of the target bare accelerator from a set constituted by identifiers of bare accelerators.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd
• Huawei Tech Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Zhiping
• Tang Chaofei
• Yao Zhiming

Classifications

• G06F9/5044 Primary

  considering hardware capabilities · CPC title

• G06F9/445 Primary

  Program loading or initiating (bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57) · CPC title

• G06F15/76

  Architectures of general purpose stored program computers (with program plugboard G06F15/08; multicomputers G06F15/16) · CPC title

• G06F15/7871

  Reconfiguration support, e.g. configuration loading, configuration switching, or hardware OS · CPC title

• G06F9/5011 Primary

  the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals · CPC title