cuda sm执行block的数量

原文:

How many blocks a multiprocessor can process at once depends on how many registers per thread and how much shared memory per block are required for a given kernel since the multiprocessor's registers and shared memory are split among all the threads of the batch of blocks. If there are not enough registers or shared memory available per multiprocessor to process at least one block, the kernel will fail to launch. A multiprocessor can execute as many as eight thread blocks concurrently.

意思:

一个多处理器(sm)可以一起执行多少个block依赖于每个线程使用多少个寄存器和每个blcok使用多少的共享内存在一次内核调用.因为多处理器(sm)的寄存器和共享内存是被这些blocks的线程所划分.如果没有足够的寄存器或者共享内存分配给至少一个block的时候,那么内核会调用失败.一个多处理器(sm)可以并发地执行8个线程block.

注:我的理解每个线程使用多少个寄存器和每个block使用多少的共享内存，是当知道每个使用量后，便能计算实际总共需要多少的寄存器和共享内存，以此来判断到底一个多处理器(sm)可以执行多少个block了