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Apparatus for pacing cycle steals from a data processor and methods for implementing the same

US6470400B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 1999
Grant dateOct 22, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 23, 2019

Classification

  • 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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