Patent ID: 8020165

Claim:
A method of operating an information handling system (IHS), the method comprising: associating a plurality of system resources with proximity domains; monitoring a first system resource for operation according to at least one operating parameter, the first system resource being usable by at least one processor; when the first system resource is operating outside of the at least one operating parameter, adjusting at least one affinity parameter for the first system resource to modify a first proximity domain of the first system resource to a first modified proximity domain that is further away from the at least one processor; and in response to modifying the first proximity domain of the first system resource to the first modified proximity domain, reducing usage of the first system resource relative to usage of alternate system resources that are in proximity domains that are closer to the at least one processor than the first modified proximity domain; and readjusting the at least one affinity parameter for the first system resource to modify the first modified proximity domain of the first system resource to a second modified proximity domain that is closer to the at least one processor than the first modified proximity domain to allow increased usage of the first system resource.