Assigning jobs to heterogeneous processing modules
US9336057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processing system is described which assigns jobs to heterogeneous processing modules. The processing system assigns jobs to the processing modules in a manner that attempts to accommodate the service demands of the jobs, but without advance knowledge of the service demands. In one case, the processing system implements the processing modules as computing units that have different physical characteristics. Alternatively, or in addition, the processing system may implement the processing modules as threads that are executed by computing units. Each thread which runs on a computing unit offers a level of performance that depends on a number of other threads that are simultaneously being executed by the same computing unit.
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