Apparatus for pacing cycle steals from a data processor and methods for implementing the same
US6470400B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5011
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method are implemented to track and manage system cycles stolen from a data processor by other processors in a multiprocessor data processor system. The apparatus and method maximize data throughput and minimize unused cycle resources within the multiprocessor data processing system.
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