Processor assignment in multi-processor systems
US7895596B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To assign a plurality of processes to a plurality of processors in a multi-processor computer system, a plurality of processes are attached to a memory segment shared between a plurality of processors. A spin cycle is initiated in the plurality of processes, where initiating the spin cycle causes a processor-intensive operation to be performed by each of the processes, and wherein performing the processor-intensive operation by the processes induces rescheduling to be performed. As part of the rescheduling, one or more of the processes are reassigned among the processors during the spin cycle.
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