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Dependency management in task scheduling
US8959527B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8959527-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314072553-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Publication date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
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A task is marked as dependent upon a preceding task. The task that is attempted to be taken for execution from a head of a pending task queue that is marked is deferred. The deferred task is removed from the pending task queue and placed in a deferred task queue. The deferred task is reinserted back into the pending task queue for execution upon determining that the preceding tasks are completed.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for dependency management in task scheduling in a computing environment using a processor device, comprising: receiving tasks and labeling each task with a creation stamp; placing each task at the end of a pending task queue, wherein the pending task queue is sorted according to the creation stamp for each task; marking a task in the pending task queue as dependent upon preceding tasks; deferring the task that is marked and attempted to be tak…
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Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8959527B2 cover?
- A task is marked as dependent upon a preceding task. The task that is attempted to be taken for execution from a head of a pending task queue that is marked is deferred. The deferred task is removed from the pending task queue and placed in a deferred task queue. The deferred task is reinserted back into the pending task queue for execution upon determining that the preceding tasks are completed.
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- IBM
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- Primary CPC classification G06F9/4881. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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