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Low-overhead operating systems

  • US 8,327,187 B1
  • Filed: 09/20/2010
  • Issued: 12/04/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for managing processes in a computing system comprising one or more cores, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request for a first process on a first core to execute with at least one predetermined task of an operating system disabled on the first core;

    in response to the request, determining, by the operating system whether one or more potential errors in execution of one or more processes other than the first process executing on the first core would be caused by disabling the predetermined task on the first core; and

    granting the request or rejecting the request in response to determining whether one or more potential errors in execution of one or more processes other than the first process executing on the first core would be caused by disabling the predetermined task on the first core.

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