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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2009
Filed:
May. 09, 2002
Applicants:
Van Hoa Lee, Cedar Park, TX (US);
David R. Willoughby, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Van Hoa Lee, Cedar Park, TX (US);
David R. Willoughby, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing a set of processors. In response to a request to deallocate a processor assigned to a partition within the logical partitioned data processing system, the processor in the set of processors, is stopped. In response to stopping the processor, the processor is placed in an isolated state in which the processor is isolated from the partition. The processor is then placed in a pool of resources for later reassignment.