Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac – Task management or control – Process scheduling
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-23
2007-10-23
Bullock, Jr., Lewis A. (Department: 2195)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac
Task management or control
Process scheduling
Reexamination Certificate
active
10334368
ABSTRACT:
An embodiment of the invention is a technique to affinitize a thread in a multiprocessor system having N clusters of processors. A count threshold is obtained for thread affinity of the thread. A first thread count is determined. The thread is affinitized to a first cluster in the N clusters of processors according to the first thread count and the count threshold.
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Miller Matthew
Walker Robert Len
Bullock, Jr. Lewis A.
Gregson Richard J.
Hoang Phuong-Quan
Johnson Charles A.
Unisys Corporation
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