Selecting processor configuration based on thread usage in a multiprocessor system
US7389506B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2024 |
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- 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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