Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Patent
1997-01-15
2000-08-29
Sheikh, Ayaz R.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
713 2, 713100, G06F 9445
Patent
active
061123013
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for customizing and/or tuning an operating system for a computer. In accordance with the inventive method, a plurality of input values are mapped to membership functions (or fuzzy sets). The input values relate to the status of the operating system, any tasks to be performed thereby, or any other parameter. A set of resource management rules are applied to generate an output corresponding to each input value in accordance with the membership function with which the input values are associated. In the illustrative embodiment, each rule is an `if-then` statement having a membership function as an antecedent and an output corresponding to the input value as a consequent. The rules are applied and the output defuzzified by an inference engine implemented in hardware or software. For each task to be customized or tuned, the resource management rules are developed by consulting with experts or an expert database to ascertain which resources should be managed and how so as to optimize the performance of the task. The input values may be parameters that are set at installation or boot time that remain fixed until the system is re-installed or re-booted, respectively. In the alternative, the input values may be parameters that are tuned on demand, at predetermined times, or continuously.
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International Business Machines - Corporation
Sheikh Ayaz R.
Van Leeuwen Leslie A.
Vo Tim
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