Optimization of resource usage in a multi-environment computing system

• US 9,396,041 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2012
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Abraham, Binu, Ling, Doris W., Satpathy, Ansuman Tapan, Tsai, Judy C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Dustin
• Application Number:
  US13/363,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20130198367A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,630 Days
• Field of Search: 718/1, 718/104, 713/1, 726/19, 719/313, 703/22, 709/226, 455/435.2, 370/401, 711/162
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4856 resumption being on a different machine, e.g. task migration, virtual machine migration G06F9/5088 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5011 the resources being hardware resources other than CPUs, Servers and Terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5088 involving task migration

Abstract

A method and apparatus for modifying resource usage by a computing system including a first environment and a second environment is disclosed. A status signal is received and applications executed by the first environment and by the second environment are monitored. The status signal may indicate whether the computing system is coupled to an external device. It is determined whether a first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment. Responsive to determining the first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment, an amount of resources allocated to the first application by each of the environments is calculated. Based on the first amount of resources allocated by the different environments, execution of the first application by the first environment or by the second environment is halted.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

monitoring, using instructions executed by a processor, applications executed by a first environment and applications executed by a second environment;

determining that a first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment;

responsive to determining that the first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment, calculating a first amount of resources allocated to the first application by the first environment and calculating a second amount of resources allocated to the first application by the second environment;

halting execution of the first application in one or more memory partitions of the first environment or in one or more memory partitions of the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources; and

transferring data from the first application on the first environment to the second environment if the first amount of resources exceeds the second amount of resources or data from the first application on the second environment to the first environment if the second amount of resources exceeds the first amount of resources.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein halting execution of the first application in the one or more memory partitions of the first environment or in the one or more memory partitions of the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

responsive to the first amount of resources exceeding the second amount of resources, halting execution of the first application in the one or more memory partitions of the first environment.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein halting execution of the first application in the one or more memory partitions of the first environment or in the one or more memory partitions of the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

displaying the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the first amount of resources, halting execution of the first application by the first environment.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a status signal indicating a mobile computing system including the processor is coupled to a docking station.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the execution of the first application in the first environment is halted while the execution of the first application is continued in the second environment.

5. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable storage medium coupled to the processor, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

monitor applications executed by the processor in a first environment and applications executed in a second environment;

determine whether a first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment;

responsive to determining the first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment, calculate a first amount of resources allocated to the first application by the first environment and calculating a second amount of resources allocated to the first application by the second environment;

halt execution of the first application by the processor in one or more memory partitions of the first environment or in one or more memory partitions of the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources; and

transfer data from the first application on the first environment to the second environment if the first amount of resources exceeds the second amount of resources or data from the first application on the second environment to the first environment if the second amount of resources exceeds the first amount of resources.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein halt execution of the first application by the processor in the one or more memory partitions of the first environment or in the one or more memory partitions of the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

responsive to the first amount of resources exceeding the second amount of resources, halt execution of the first application by the processor in the first environment.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein halt execution of the first application by the processor in the one or more memory partitions of the first environment or in the one or more memory partitions of the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

display the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources on a display device; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the first amount of resources, halt execution of the first application by the processor in the first environment.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a status signal indicating a coupling to a docking station.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium coupled to a processor, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

monitor applications executed by a first environment and applications executed by a second environment;

determine whether a first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment;

responsive to determining the first application is executed by the first environment and by the second environment, calculate a first amount of resources allocated to the first application by the first environment and calculate a second amount of resources allocated to the first application by the second environment;

halt execution of the first application in one or more memory partitions of the first environment or in one or more memory partitions of the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources; and

transfer data from the first application on the first environment to the second environment if the first amount of resources exceeds the second amount of resources or data from the first application on the second environment to the first environment if the second amount of resources exceeds the first amount of resources.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein halt execution of the first application in the one or more memory partitions of the first environment or in the one or more memory partitions of the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

responsive to the first amount of resources exceeding the second amount of resources, halt execution of the first application in the one or more memory partitions of the first environment.

11. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein halt execution of the first application in the one or more memory partitions of the first environment or in the one or more memory partitions of the second environment based on the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources comprises:

display the first amount of resources and the second amount of resources; and

responsive to receiving a selection of the first amount of resources, halt execution of the first application in the one or more memory partitions of the first environment.

12. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

receive a status signal indicating a portable computing device including the processor is coupled to a docking station.