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Selecting processor configuration based on thread usage in a multiprocessor system

US7389506B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 2002
Grant dateJun 17, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2209/5012
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention is a technique to affinitize a thread in a multiprocessor system having N clusters of processors. A usage status of an active thread in the multiprocessor system is determined. The active thread utilize one of first and second local memories associated with first and second processor configurations, respectively. One of the first and second processor configurations is selected based on the usage status.

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