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Cell compatibilty in multiprocessor systems

US7984150B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. · US

Inventors

Nathan Jared Hughes · Fort Collins, US
Stephen Hack · Fort Collins, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2007
Grant date	Jul 19, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/4022
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a multiprocessor computer system comprises at least a first partition having a first operating system comprising logic to initiate a request to add a first cell to the first partition, open a communication interface between the first operating system and a firmware module on the first cell, and transmit from the first partition to the first cell a compatibility command, logic in the first cell to determine whether the first cell is compatible with the first partition, and logic in the first partition to add the first cell to the first partition in response to a determination that the first cell is compatible with the first partition.

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