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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2005
Melissa K. Howland, Endicott, NY (US);
Michael J. Howland, Endicott, NY (US);
Melissa K. Howland, Endicott, NY (US);
Michael J. Howland, Endicott, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for scheduling tasks for execution includes a queue of tasks ordered by scheduled time for execution. A timer thread monitors status of tasks in the queue and selectively dispatches tasks. A guard thread monitors status of tasks in the queue and selectively creates timer threads. The guard thread is responsive to a next task in the queue becoming ready for execution while a first timer thread is still processing a prior task to create a new timer thread to dispatch the next task and mark the first timer thread for closure. Thereafter, the first timer thread closes responsive to the prior task completing.