throbber
R400 PerformanceVerification
`
`yor
`
`ATI TECHNOLOGIESINC.
`
`June 14, 2017
`
`AMD1044_0186698
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 1 of 9
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 1 of 9
`
`

`

`PerformanceVerification - Goals
`
`
`
`“+ Performance Verification
`
`Vt
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`» Application Analysis
`* Extraction and analysis of benchmark application data
`
`* Analyze application data against R400 models
`
`>» Directed Tests
`
`* Fill rate tests
`
`* Complex images and shaders
`
`* Application specific algorithms
`
`>» Application Level Tests
`
`* Driver benchmarktraces
`
`* Performance related support for hardware and driver groups
`
` ea
`[DateTime]
`
`
`
`June 14, 2017
`
`AMD1044_0186699
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 2 of 9
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 2 of 9
`
`

`

`
`
`» R400 Performance Verification Test Plan spec
`
`* Approx 75% complete
`
`>» Geometry class support in PrimLib
`
`* Approx 75% complete
`
`» Directed tests status
`
`* Approx 20% complete
`
`
`
`PerformanceVerification — Status Vt «+ Directed Tests (PrimLib)
`
`
`
`
`
`* Tests include pv_color_depth, pv_basic_texture, pv_depth_cache
`
`* Currently have about 20 individualtest cases
`
`* Includesbasic fill rates for color, depth, and sometexture
`
` ea
`[DateTime]
`
`June 14, 2017
`
`AMD1044_0186700
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 3 of 9
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 3 of 9
`
`

`

`**R400 Performance
`
`>» Somevery,very preliminary results...
`
`* Have run several simple fill rate tests on the simulator
`
`* Working with the designers to determine the best way
`interpret the data
`
`* Do not have optimal environmentyet...
`
`
`
`PerformanceVerification — Status Vt
`
`
`
`
`
`ea [DateTime]
`
`June 14, 2017
`
`AMD1044_0186701
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 4 of 9
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 4 of 9
`
`

`

`PerformanceVerification — Status Vt ¢* R400 Capture and Playback Tools
`
`
`
`
`» Complementary mechanism to PrimLib
`
`* Allow driver traces to be captured and simulated
`
`* Used by diagnostics
`
`* R400 cannoteasily use emulator traces
`
`> Effort falls across multiple groups
`
` * Coordinating weekly meetings
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`* Binary dump format spec written and reviewed (Toronto HW Perf
`Group)
`
`* Capture design & impl (Toronto QS Group) just getting started
`
`* Pkt reconstruction/playbacktools starting shortly (Marlboro)
`
`CONFIDENTIAL
`
`[DateTime]
`
`
`
`June 14, 2017
`
`AMD1044_0186702
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 5 of 9
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 5 of 9
`
`

`

`«» Leveraging R300 Knowledge
`
`» Trip to SiV in Sep to discuss R300 performance
`verification experience
`
`
`
`* Tools used
`
`* Methods employed
`
`PerformanceVerification — Status Vt
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`> Effort to port tgl to primlib
`
`* Allow R300 synthetic and high level tests to be run on R400 (SiV)
`
`> Benefiting from some detailed R300 application analysis
`
`* Dxlogger
`
` ea
`[DateTime]
`
`June 14, 2017
`
`AMD1044_0186703
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 6 of 9
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 6 of 9
`
`

`

`
`
`“¢ Performance Verification
`
`»Need performance counters and/or verilog monitors
`defined and implemented for performanceanalysis (and
`regression)
`
`PerformanceVerification — Concerns Vt
`
`
`
`
`
`
`
`» Regression support for pv tests in simulator and IKOS
`
`» Need R400 packet capture and reconstruction support
`completed
`
`» Support for complex shadertests
`» Availability of drivers and optimized shaders
`
` ea
`[DateTime]
`
`June 14, 2017
`
`AMD1044_0186704
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 7 of 9
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 7 of 9
`
`

`

`++ Resources
`
`> Functionalverification engineer now helping out with
`performanceverification
`
`>» Current staffing levelstill below plan
`
`PerformanceVerification — Staffing Vt
`
`
`
` ea
`[DateTime]
`
`June 14, 2017
`
`AMD1044_0186705
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 8 of 9
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 8 of 9
`
`

`

`PerformanceVerification — What’s next Vat
`
`
`
`
`«+ Goals for next month...
`
`
`
`
`> Complete at least 50%of directed tests
`
`» Complete support to automatically extract performance information
`from a simulation run
`
`» Someperformanceregressions operational as part of nightly build
`
`» R400 packet capture and playback implementation complete
`
`> Simple driver trace through simulation?
`
` ea
`[DateTime]
`
`June 14, 2017
`
`AMD1044_0186706
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 9 of 9
`
`ATI Ex. 2042
`
`IPR2023-00922
`Page 9 of 9
`
`

This document is available on Docket Alarm but you must sign up to view it.


Or .

Accessing this document will incur an additional charge of $.

After purchase, you can access this document again without charge.

Accept $ Charge
throbber

Still Working On It

This document is taking longer than usual to download. This can happen if we need to contact the court directly to obtain the document and their servers are running slowly.

Give it another minute or two to complete, and then try the refresh button.

throbber

A few More Minutes ... Still Working

It can take up to 5 minutes for us to download a document if the court servers are running slowly.

Thank you for your continued patience.

This document could not be displayed.

We could not find this document within its docket. Please go back to the docket page and check the link. If that does not work, go back to the docket and refresh it to pull the newest information.

Your account does not support viewing this document.

You need a Paid Account to view this document. Click here to change your account type.

Your account does not support viewing this document.

Set your membership status to view this document.

With a Docket Alarm membership, you'll get a whole lot more, including:

  • Up-to-date information for this case.
  • Email alerts whenever there is an update.
  • Full text search for other cases.
  • Get email alerts whenever a new case matches your search.

Become a Member

One Moment Please

The filing “” is large (MB) and is being downloaded.

Please refresh this page in a few minutes to see if the filing has been downloaded. The filing will also be emailed to you when the download completes.

Your document is on its way!

If you do not receive the document in five minutes, contact support at support@docketalarm.com.

Sealed Document

We are unable to display this document, it may be under a court ordered seal.

If you have proper credentials to access the file, you may proceed directly to the court's system using your government issued username and password.


Access Government Site

We are redirecting you
to a mobile optimized page.





Document Unreadable or Corrupt

Refresh this Document
Go to the Docket

We are unable to display this document.

Refresh this Document
Go to the Docket