Method and apparatus for localized preemption in an otherwise sy

Details Method and apparatus for localized preemption in an otherwise sy Method and apparatus for localized preemption in an otherwise sy

1997-01-08

1999-07-20

Banankhah, Majid A.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

Least weight routing

709102, G06F 946

Patent

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059250968

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for controlling system resource access to a computer application program in an otherwise synchronous, non-preemptive operating environment. A periodic preemption mechanism (PPM) is used to provide periodic CPU access to a client application. Initially, the client application registers a callback address with the PPM. Subsequently, the PPM periodically initiates a preemptive event, upon which the PPM checks for certain critical conditions. If there are no critical conditions, then the PPM saves critical registers of the CPU, then calls the client application at its callback address. In response, the client application performs its function then returns control to the PPM. The PPM then restores the critical registers of the CPU and returns control to the application that was running when the preemptive event occurred. The PPM behaves in a manner in which the operating system is generally unaware of the preemption.

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