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Booting with sub socket partitioning

US7987352B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Ajay Harikumar · Bengaluru, IN
Tessil Thomas · Bengaluru, IN
Biju Puthur Simon · Bengaluru, IN
Kiran S. Panesar · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2007
Grant date	Jul 26, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/4401
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of booting up a computer system comprising a first multi-cored processor comprising a first plurality of cores and a second multi-cored processor comprising a second plurality of cores is disclosed. The method may comprise configuring a first partition comprising a first one or more cores from the first plurality of cores and from the second plurality of cores, configuring a second partition comprising a second one or more cores from the first plurality of cores and from the second plurality of cores, and configuring a third partition comprising a third one or more cores from the first plurality of cores and one or more cores from the second plurality of cores.

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