Patent ID: 9026848
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a memory, wherein a first portion of the memory is allocated to a first partition and a second portion of the memory is allocated to a second partition; and a processor comprising a plurality of cores, wherein a first set of one or more cores from the plurality of cores is allocated to the first partition and a second set of one or more cores from the plurality of cores is allocated to the second partition; wherein the first partition is configured to operate in a first mode and perform a function in the first mode; wherein the second partition is configured to operate in a second mode when the first partition is operating in the first mode, the second mode being different from the first mode, wherein the function performed in the first mode is not performed by the second partition when operating in the second mode; wherein the second partition is configured to start operating in the first mode instead of the second mode and to perform the function; and wherein the first partition is configured to operate in the second mode when the second partition is operating in the first mode and the function is not performed by the first partition when operating in the second mode.