Virtual processor method and apparatus for enhancing parallelism

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1994-12-12

1997-06-17

Pan, Daniel H.

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395382, 395391, 395582, 39520019, 364DIG1, 364DIG2, G06F 938, G06F 930, G06F 1516

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ABSTRACT:
A virtual processor method and apparatus for parallel computer systems that increases the level of parallelism to include multiple threads per node. If a processor node has a plurality of storage devices attached, a single thread can be allocated to each device. Similarly, if a processor node has multiple CPUs, each individual thread can utilize a different CPU. Thus, a task could potentially occupy all available hardware in the system. The result is increased system utilization and availability.

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