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Since Unified Memory. UVA, or Unified Virtual Addressing, just ensured that a GPU-private object wouldn't have the same address as a CPU-private object.
by blelbach 6y ago
Since Unified Memory. UVA, or Unified Virtual Addressing, just ensured that a GPU-private object wouldn't have the same address as a CPU-private object.
- shaklee3 6y agoYou're right, sorry. Mixing up terms.
- blelbach 6y agoNot your fault, we don't make it easy. The acroynms are terrible! That's why I typically spell out the full term. My first week at NVIDIA: Me, to very senior engineer: something something UVM. Very senior engineer: What's UVM? Me: Unified Virtual Memory. Very senior engineer: Don't call it that, call it Unified Memory, no abbreviation. TLAs are evil. Me: What's TLA? Very senior engineer: Three letter acronym.