Efficient cache reuse through application determined scheduling

US9015722B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9015722-B2
Application numberUS-201213588528-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 17, 2012
Priority dateAug 19, 2011
Publication dateApr 21, 2015
Grant dateApr 21, 2015

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A method of determining a thread from a plurality of threads to execute a task in a multi-processor computer system. The plurality of threads is grouped into at least one subset associated with a cache memory of the computer system. The task has a type determined by a set of instructions. The method obtains an execution history of the subset of plurality of threads and determines a weighting for each of the set of instructions and the set of data, the weightings depending on the type of the task. A suitability of the subset of the threads to execute the task based on the execution history and the determined weightings, is then determined. Subject to the determined suitability of the subset of threads, the method determining a thread from the subset of threads to execute the task using content of the cache memory associated with the subset of threads.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of determining a thread from a plurality of threads to execute a task in a multi-processor computer system, said plurality of threads being grouped into at least one subset associated with a cache memory of the computer system, said task having an associated set of data and a type determined by a set of instructions, said method comprising the steps of: obtaining an execution history of the subset of the plurality of threads; determining a w…

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What does patent US9015722B2 cover?
A method of determining a thread from a plurality of threads to execute a task in a multi-processor computer system. The plurality of threads is grouped into at least one subset associated with a cache memory of the computer system. The task has a type determined by a set of instructions. The method obtains an execution history of the subset of plurality of threads and determines a weighting fo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Stefanov Ekaterina, Monaghan David Robert James, Morrison Paul William, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F9/5033. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 21 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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