Dynamic allocation of a pool of threads

Details Dynamic allocation of a pool of threads Dynamic allocation of a pool of threads

2007-08-14

2007-08-14

Tran, Philip B. (Department: 2155)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer network managing

Network resource allocating

C709S225000, C709S227000, C709S250000, C709S230000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10379184

ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of the present invention provide for execution of a protocol in a multi-processor network device. In one embodiment, a hash function is applied to one or more fields of the data packet header to determine a unique index. A hash table is then queried, whereby data indicating one or more threads corresponding to said unique index is extracted. An available thread of execution, which has previously handled packet in the same receive stream, may thus be selected from a pool of threads. The selected thread of execution is then dispatched to provide for receive processing of the present data packet.

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