Method, system, and article of manufacture for increasing processor utilization
US6948009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and program for increasing processor utilization. A list of work is divided for processing among a plurality of processes, wherein a process is allocated a part of the list of work to process, and the processes execute in parallel. If a process completes the list of work allocated to the process then the process is made available on an available process queue. Before a process performs any work, the process reads the available process queue and determines if any process is available to share the work. If so, the work is split up between the examining process and the available process. In one implementation, the work involves scanning a cache and if necessary destage data.
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