Fault tolerant task dispatching
US6182238A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0757
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fault tolerant task dispatching technique schedules a plurality of tasks, monitors the progress of each task on a periodic basis, detects when a task has failed, and initializes a failed task in a manner that does not interfere with the execution of any non-failed task. Task granularity, afforded by the fault tolerant dispatch technique, allows each task (device service routine) to be designed substantially independently of any other task. This, in turn, can ease the design and implementation of individual tasks as well as their integration into a computer system.
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