System and method for backfilling with system-generated predictions rather than user runtime estimates
US8261283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/5066
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for performing backfilling on an incoming flow of incoming parallel programs provided by a population of clients to a facility, the system comprising a computer-controlled prediction functionality operative to generate a current run-time prediction for at least some of the incoming parallel programs, a backfiller performing backfilling on the incoming flow of incoming parallel programs based at least partly on at least some of the run-time predictions; and a prediction updater operative, if the current run-time of an incoming parallel program currently in process exceeds the current run-time prediction, to generate an updated run-time prediction to exceed the current run-time, to re-define the current run time to equal the updated run-time prediction, thereby to allow the backfiller to continue performing backfilling based on the updated run-time prediction.
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