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Multi-CPUs support with thread priority control

  • US 7,207,040 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2002
  • Issued: 04/17/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing thread priority control in a distributed computer system, comprising the method operations of:

  • executing at least one task of a plurality of tasks on a server in communication with a network, each task including a task identifier and a priority value to enable thread priority control, each task also including a change priority method that functions to set the priority value of the task to a specific priority value and accepts the specific priority value as an argument;

    receiving a change priority message remotely over the network, the change priority message including a priority value and a task identifier; and

    setting the priority value of a specific task of the at least one task being executed on the server in communication with the network and having the same task identifier as the task identifier of the change priority message, equal to the priority value of the change priority message, wherein the specific task is executed with allocated resources determined by the priority value of the change priority message relative to other tasks of the plurality of tasks executing in parallel in the distributed computer system.

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