Runtime capacity planning in a simultaneous multithreading (SMT) environment
US9417927B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/5018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for simultaneous multithreading (SMT) by a computer is provided. An operating system or a second-level hypervisor of the computer manages a logical core configuration for simultaneous multithreading. The operating system or the second-level hypervisor has control over a logical core and control over logical threads on the logical core. The operating system or the second-level hypervisor of the computer configures a host hypervisor to assign an entirety of the logical core to a single physical core, such that one logical core executes per physical core. The logical core is run on the single physical core on an exclusive basis for a period of time, such that the logical threads of the logical core execute on physical threads of the single physical core.
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