Real-time CPU dispatcher affinity re-balancing
US8312465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3433
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus of operating a central processing unit (CPU) including a plurality of processors, is provided and includes collecting real-time statistics relating to the processors during dispatching activities, identifying give-help processors from the real-time statistics when the real-time statistics indicate that one or more of the nodes is overworked, and implementing help to be provided by the give-help processor to relieve the overworked node of a portion of the work to be distributed thereto.
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