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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2007
Yasukichi Okawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Daisuke Hiraoka, Austin, TX (US);
Koji Hirairi, Austin, TX (US);
Tatsuya Koyama, Austin, TX (US);
Yasukichi Okawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Daisuke Hiraoka, Austin, TX (US);
Koji Hirairi, Austin, TX (US);
Tatsuya Koyama, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for: monitoring processor tasks and associated processor loads therefor that are allocated to be performed by respective sub-processing units associated with a main processing unit; detecting whether a processing error has occurred in a given one of the sub-processing units; re-allocating all of the processor tasks of the given sub-processing unit to one or more participating sub-processing units, including other sub-processing units associated with the main processing unit, based on the processor loads of the processor tasks of the given sub-processing unit and the processor loads of the participating sub-processing units; and at least one of: (i) shutting down, and (ii) re-booting the given sub-processing unit.