Appeal No. 95-3159
Application No. 08/064,678
The disclosed invention relates to a multiprocessor system
that has a plurality of processors, a main memory common to the
plurality of processors, and an access control means coupled
between the plurality of processors and the main memory. Each of
the processors includes a plurality of vector calculation units.
During system execution of a vector calculation, the access
control means selectively changes the number of active vector
calculation units in each of the processors in accordance with
the vector calculation, and the access control means
independently enables the active vector calculation units to
access the main memory to thereby execute the vector calculation
by use of the active calculation units in a pipeline fashion.
Claim 1 is illustrative of the claimed invention, and it
reads as follows:
1. A multiprocessor system comprising:
a plurality of processors, each of said processors including
a plurality of vector calculation units, each of said vector
calculation units executing a vector calculation in a pipeline
fashion;
a main memory common to said plurality of processors;
and
access control means coupled to said vector calculation
units in said processors, respectively, and to said main memory
for individually controlling said vector calculation units in
each of said processors to selectively change the number of
active vector calculation units in each of said processors in
accordance with a vector calculation to be executed and to
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