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Loading software on a plurality of processors

  • US 7,415,703 B2
  • Filed: 09/25/2003
  • Issued: 08/19/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for loading software on a plurality of processors in a heterogeneous processor environment, said method comprising:

  • executing a program on a first processor;

    in response to executing the program, loading a runtime loader onto the first processor;

    using the runtime loader loaded on the first processor to retrieve an executable file;

    using the runtime loader to extract a processor identifier from the executable file, the processor identifier corresponding to the executable file;

    determining, using the runtime loader, whether to load the executable file on a second processor based upon whether the processor identifier corresponding to the second processor;

    using the runtime loader to load the executable file from the first processor onto the second processor in response to determining that the processor identifier corresponds to the second processor;

    sending a plug-in to the second processor using the first processor, the plug-in corresponding to the executable file;

    sending data to the second processor using the first processor, the data corresponding to the plug-in; and

    processing the data with the plug-in using the second processor.

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