Control system for multi-processor apparatus
US5668714A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5083
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control system controls a multi-processor apparatus having a plurality of processors in which each of the plurality of processors are assigned to a process. The control system includes a determining unit for determining whether or not an excess processor for the process is included in processors assigned to the process, and a releasing unit for, when the determining unit determines that an excess processor for the process is included in the processors assigned to the process, releasing the excess processor from the process. The control system may include a first determining unit for determining whether or not a number of processors assigned to the process is insufficient, a second determining unit for determining whether or not a processor which is not busy is included in the plurality of processors, and an adding unit for, when the first determining unit determines that the number of processors assigned to the process is insufficient and when the second determining unit determines that a processor which is not busy is included in the plurality of processors, adding the processor which is not busy to processors assigned to the process.
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