Method and apparatus and determining processor utilization
US7617488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/88
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for determining processor utilization have been disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes determining processor utilization in a data processing system and synchronizing execution of a number of threads in the data processing system to prevent interrupting the determining of the processor utilization. Other embodiments have been claimed and described.
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