Patent ID: 8631132
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for folding at each affinity level for a partition spanning multiple nodes in a computer, the method comprising: identifying a plurality of a first level of domains that are included in an affinity level; identifying a lightest loaded one of the plurality of the first level of domains; identifying a plurality of a second level of domains that are included in the lightest loaded one of the plurality of the first level of domains; identifying a lightest loaded one of the plurality of the second level of domains; identifying a plurality of nodes that are included in the lightest loaded one of the plurality of the second level of domains; identifying a lightest loaded one of the plurality of nodes; identifying a plurality of processing units that are included in the lightest loaded one of the plurality of nodes; and folding the lightest loaded one of the plurality of processing units.