Patent ID: 7739685
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for decoupling a first central processing unit (CPU) of a computer system from its assigned tasks, said method comprising the steps of: setting a special flag denoting that a first CPU of a plurality of CPUs within the computer system is to be decoupled from its assigned tasks, each CPU of the plurality of CPUs being managed by an operating system of the computer system; setting a suitable scheduling policy and priority for a first special task coupled to the first CPU, the suitable policy and priority so chosen that the first special task gets enough continuous execution time on the first CPU to perform its entire job on the first CPU, before another task is made to execute on the first CPU; after said setting the special flag and said setting the suitable scheduling policy and priority, adding the first special task in a runqueue of the first CPU; and after said adding the first special task in the runqueue of the first CPU, executing the first special task on the first CPU,