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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sheldon Ray Bailey, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael Alan Kobler, Rochester, MN (US);
Michael Youhour Lim, Leander, TX (US);
Stuart Allen Werbner, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
Abstract
A method of de-allocating multiple processor cores sharing a failing bank of memory is disclosed. The method allows new multiple-processor integrated circuits with on-chip shared memory to be de-allocated using existing technology designed for use with single-processor integrated circuit technology.