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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Akinari Todoroki, Okaya, JP;
Katsuya Tanaka, Sapporo, JP;
Inventors:
Akinari Todoroki, Okaya, JP;
Katsuya Tanaka, Sapporo, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-processor system includes a plurality of unit processors that operate in parallel. The system includes a suspension prohibition section for, in response to a request from at least one of the unit processors, prohibiting suspension of processing only in the requesting unit processors for which prohibiting suspension has been requested. The suspension prohibition section limits the number of unit processors for which the suspension is prohibited at the same time to a certain limited number or below.