Method and apparatus for processing and transferring data to processor and/or respective virtual processor corresponding to destination logical processor number
US5572680A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/17
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a multiprocessor system, transfer processing sections permit transfer of data and system information among a plurality of processors in order for the processors to perform parallel processing. The system includes physical processors within which virtual processors are realized and a plurality of logical processors corresponding to a plurality of processes to be processed. In transferring data and system information, each of the transfer processing sections selects a destination logical process number corresponding to a process to be transferred and reads from main storage physical processor and within-physical-processor virtual processor numbers corresponding to the logical processor number, data and system information for transfer toward a destination. In the destination, the physical or virtual processor executes the process.
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