Task scheduler for a miltiprocessor system
US5437032A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5017
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A task scheduler for use in a multiprocessor, multitasking system in which a plurality of processor complexes, each containing one or more processors, concurrently execute tasks into which jobs such as database queries are divided. A desired level of concurrent task activity, such as the maximum number of tasks that can be executed concurrently without queuing of tasks, is defined for each processor complex. Each job is assigned a weight in accordance with the external priority accorded to the job. For each job there is defined a desired level of concurrent; task activity that is proportional to its share of the total weight assigned to all concurrently executing jobs. The jobs are prioritized for execution of awaiting tasks in accordance with the discrepancy between the desired level of multitasking activity and the actual level of multitasking activity for each job. Awaiting tasks are preferentially scheduled from jobs with the largest discrepancy between the desired and actual levels of concurrent task activity and are preferentially assigned to the processor complexes with the largest discrepancy between the desired and actual levels of concurrent task activity. The scheduler a…
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