Hardware acceleration for function processing
A function processing service may receive a request to execute source code. The source code may include instructions to perform a function. The function processing service may determine whether at least one hardware acceleration condition has been satisfied for the function. If at least one hardware acceleration condition has been satisfied, the instructions in the source code may be translated into hardware-specific code corresponding to a hardware circuit. The hardware circuit may be configured based on the hardware-specific code, and the hardware circuit may perform the function. The function processing service may then provide the result obtained from the hardware circuit to the requesting entity.
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving a first request to execute a first function from a first set of functions;
analyzing first historical information related to a first plurality of requests received by a function processing service;
based on analyzing the first historical information, configuring a set of hardware circuits to perform the first set of functions;
receiving a second request to execute a second function from a second set of functions;
analyzing second historical information related to a second plurality of requests received by the function processing service; and
based on analyzing the second historical information configuring the set of hardware circuits to perform the second set of functions, wherein the second set of functions is different from the first set of functions.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:
the set of hardware circuits utilizes a first hardware acceleration configured to perform the first function from the first set of functions; and
the set of hardware circuits utilizes a second hardware acceleration configured to perform the second function from the second set of functions.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first plurality of requests are received by the function processing service during a first time interval;
the second plurality of requests are received by the function processing service during a second time interval; and
the first time interval is different from the second time interval.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:
the first request includes a first source code with first instructions to perform the first function from the first set of functions; and
the second request includes a second source code with second instructions to perform the second function from the second set of functions.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising causing the first function to be performed via a first hardware circuit from the set of hardware circuits.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein configuring the set of hardware circuits to perform the first set of functions is based on determining that a hardware acceleration condition has been satisfied.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein determining that the hardware acceleration condition has been satisfied is based on:
counting a number of requests within the first historical information to perform the first function of the first set of functions; and
determining that the number of requests exceeds a hardware acceleration condition threshold value.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein determining that the hardware acceleration condition has been satisfied is based on:
counting a number of requests within the first historical information to perform the first set of functions; and
determining that the number of requests exceeds a hardware acceleration condition threshold value.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein determining that the hardware acceleration condition has been satisfied is based on:
determining an estimated cost savings associated with performing the first function of the first set of functions via the set of hardware circuits compared to performing the first function via a general-purpose processor; and
determining that the estimated cost savings exceed a hardware acceleration condition threshold value.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising utilizing a condition evaluator to determine that the hardware acceleration condition has been satisfied.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first historical information and the second historical information are maintained in a historical information database that stores requests received by the function processing service.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the requests stored in the historical information database include identifying information, request types, and receipt time stamps.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first request is processed in parallel with the second request.
14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the set of hardware circuits comprises:
a field programmable gate array (FPGA) that uses hardware description language (HDL) code to process the first request;
a graphics processing unit (GPU) that uses GPU code to process the first request;
a programmable application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that uses customed compiled machine code to process the first request; or
a digital signal processor (DSP) that uses DSP code to process the first request.
15. A system, comprising:
a processor;
memory in electronic communication with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to perform operations of:
receiving a first request to execute a first function from a first set of functions;
analyzing first historical information related to a first plurality of requests received by a function processing service;
based on analyzing the first historical information, configuring a set of hardware circuits to perform the first set of functions;
receiving a second request to execute a second function from a second set of functions;
analyzing second historical information related to a second plurality of requests received by the function processing service; and
based on analyzing the second historical information configuring the set of hardware circuits to perform the second set of functions, wherein the second set of functions is different from the first set of functions.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein configuring the set of hardware circuits to perform the first set of functions is based on determining that a hardware acceleration condition has been satisfied.
17. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
analyzing first historical information related to a first plurality of requests associated with a first set of functions and received by a function processing service during a first time interval;
configuring a set of hardware circuits to perform the first set of functions during the first time interval based on the first historical information;
analyzing second historical information related to a second plurality of requests associated with a second set of functions and received by the function processing service during a second time interval, wherein the second time interval is different from the first time interval; and
configuring the set of hardware circuits to perform the second set of functions during the second time interval based on the second historical information, wherein the second set of functions is different from the first set of functions.
18. The computer-implemented method of claim 17 , further comprising:
receiving a first request during the first time interval to execute a first source code, the first source code including first instructions to perform a first function from the first set of functions;
determining that a first hardware acceleration condition has been satisfied for the first function based on analyzing the first historical information; and
causing the first function to be performed via a first hardware circuit in the set of hardware circuits.
19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein:
the set of hardware circuits utilizes a first hardware acceleration configured to perform the first function from the first set of functions; and
the set of hardware circuits utilizes a second hardware acceleration configured to perform a second function from the second set of functions.
20. The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , further comprising:
receiving a second request during the second time interval to execute a second source code, the second source code including second instructions to perform a second function from the second set of functions; and
performing the second function during the second time interval via a second hardware circuit in the set of hardware circuits.