PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SYNCHRONIZING A FIRST PROCESSING UNIT AND A SECOND PROCESSING UNIT

摘要

A processing apparatus, comprising at least a first processing unit and a second processing unit, is proposed. The first processing unit comprises a set of first stateful elements, the second processing unit comprises a set of second stateful elements. A set of synchronization data lines may connect the first stateful elements to the second stateful elements in a pairwise manner. A control unit may control the first processing unit, the second processing unit and the synchronization data lines so as to copy the states of the first stateful elements in parallel via the synchronization data lines to the second stateful elements in response to a synchronization request. A method of synchronizing the processing units is also proposed.

主权项

1. A processing apparatus, comprising:
at least a first processing unit; a second processing unit; a set of synchronization data lines; and a control unit; said first processing unit comprising a set of first stateful elements, said second processing unit comprising a set of second stateful elements; said set of synchronization data lines being operable to connect said first stateful elements to said second stateful elements in a pairwise manner; said control unit being operable to control said first processing unit, said second processing unit and said synchronization data lines so as to copy the states of said first stateful elements in parallel via said synchronization data lines to said second stateful elements in response to a synchronization request.