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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Yadhu Nandh Gopalan, Issaquah, WA (US);
John Mark Miller, Redmond, WA (US);
Bor-ming Hsieh, Redmond, WA (US);
Yadhu Nandh Gopalan, Issaquah, WA (US);
John Mark Miller, Redmond, WA (US);
Bor-Ming Hsieh, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention intelligently associate processes with core processors in a multi-core processor. The core processors are asymmetrical in that the core processors support different features or provide different resources. The features or resources are published by the core processors or otherwise identified (e.g., via a query). Responsive to a request to execute an instruction associated with a thread, one of the core processors is selected based on the resource or feature supporting execution of the instruction. The thread is assigned to the selected core processor such that the selected core processor executes the instruction and subsequent instructions from the assigned thread. In some embodiments, the resource or feature is emulated until an activity limit is reached upon which the thread assignment occurs.