Inter-partition message passing method, system and program product for managing workload in a partitioned processing environment
US6985951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5083
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A partitioned processing system capable of supporting diverse operating system partitions is disclosed wherein throughput information is passed from a partition to a partition resource manager. The throughput information is used to create resource balancing directives for the partitioned resource. The processing system includes at least a first partition and a second partition. A partition resource manager is provided for receiving information about throughput from the second partition and determining resource balancing directives. A communicator communicates the resource balancing directives from the partition manager to a kernel in the second partition which allocates resources to the second partition according to the resource balancing directives received from the partition manager.
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