Managing a plurality of processors as devices
US7921151B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/509
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system's multiple processors are managed as devices. The operating system accesses the multiple processors using processor device modules loaded into the operating system to facilitate a communication between an application requesting access to a processor and the processor. A device-like access is determined for accessing each one of the processors similar to device-like access for other devices in the system such as disk drives, printers, etc. An application seeking access to a processor issues device-oriented instructions for processing data, and in addition, the application provides the processor with the data to be processed. The processor processes the data according to the instructions provided by the application.
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