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Dependency management in task scheduling

US8954985B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Ron Edelstein · Nes Ziona, IL
Yariv Bachar · Netanya, IL
Oded Sonin · Omer, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 5, 2012
Grant date	Feb 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 5, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/46
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A task is marked as dependent upon a preceding task. The task that is attempted to be taken for execution from a head of a pending task queue that is marked is deferred. The deferred task is removed from the pending task queue and placed in a deferred task queue. The deferred task is reinserted back into the pending task queue for execution upon determining that the preceding tasks are completed.

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