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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Applicants:
Susumi Arai, Kenmore, WA (US);
Ryuji Orita, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Susumi Arai, Kenmore, WA (US);
Ryuji Orita, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for thermal management of a multiprocessor computer system. The temperatures of the various processors within a multiprocessor system are monitored. When a processor is identified as overheated, a dummy process will be assigned to it, causing all other processes to be put on hold, thereby reducing the heat output of that processor. When the temperature of the processor lowers below another predetermined value, then the dummy process is terminated.