Multiprocessor application interface requiring no ultilization of a multiprocessor operating system
US6928539B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 17, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/177
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A test monitor loaded into a multiprocessor machine comprises a program (31) designed to interpret a script language for writing tests, a program (29) that constitutes a kernel part for conducting the tests according to the scripts, and a library (30) of functions that constitutes an application program interface with the firmware of the machine 1. This monitor implements a method for executing instruction sequences simultaneously in several processors (3, 4, 5) of a multiprocessor machine (1). The method comprises a first step (8) in which a single processor operating system is booted in a first processor (2) and a second step (9) in which the first processor (1) orders at least one other processor (3) of the machine, called an application processor, to execute one or more instruction sequences (17, 18, 19) under the control of said first processor.
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