Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra – Device driver communication
Reexamination Certificate
2003-07-02
2009-06-02
Ho, Andy (Department: 2194)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra
Device driver communication
C719S327000, C718S100000, C718S102000, C710S260000, C712S001000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07543306
ABSTRACT:
Provided are a method, system, and program implemented by a device driver executing in a computer for handling interrupts from an associated device, wherein the device driver is capable of interfacing with the associated device. The device driver periodically monitors usage of the processors in the system and pins a processor to execute the interrupt handler of the device driver based upon the monitored usage. If the usage of the pinned processor exceeds that of one or more of the other processors, the device driver may pin the interrupt handlers to a different, lower utilized processor.
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Ho Andy
Intel Corporation
Konrad Raynes & Victor LLP
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