Patent ID: 7415703
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for loading software on a plurality of processors in a heterogeneous processor environment, said method comprising: executing a program on a first processor; in response to executing the program, loading a runtime loader onto the first processor; using the runtime loader loaded on the first processor to retrieve an executable file; using the runtime loader to extract a processor identifier from the executable file, the processor identifier corresponding to the executable file; determining, using the runtime loader, whether to load the executable file on a second processor based upon whether the processor identifier corresponding to the second processor; using the runtime loader to load the executable file from the first processor onto the second processor in response to determining that the processor identifier corresponds to the second processor; sending a plug-in to the second processor using the first processor, the plug-in corresponding to the executable file; sending data to the second processor using the first processor, the data corresponding to the plug-in; and processing the data with the plug-in using the second processor.