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7631165 Processor organized in clusters of processing elements and cluster interconnections by a clustering process  
An array processor includes processing elements ( 00, 01, 02, 03, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20, 21, 23, 30, 31, 32, 33 ) arranged in clusters (e.g., 44, 46, 48, 50 ) to form a rectangular array ( 40 )....
7610481 Method and apparatus to support independent systems in partitions of a processing system  
A processing system with multiple processing units may support separate operating systems (OSs) in separate partitions. During an initialization process, a preboot manager in the processing system...
7606995 Allocating resources to partitions in a partitionable computer  
Techniques are provided for allocating a plurality of resources on a chip to a plurality of partitions in a partitionable computer system. In one embodiment, a resource allocated to a first...
7568063 System and method for a distributed crossbar network using a plurality of crossbars  
A system and method for single hop, processor-to-processor communication in a multiprocessing system over a plurality of crossbars are disclosed. Briefly described, one embodiment is a...
7564976 System and method for performing security operations on network data  
A system and method are described for performing security operations on network data. According to an exemplary embodiment, a system for performing security operations on network data includes...
7523454 Apparatus and method for routing a transaction to a partitioned server  
An apparatus and method for routing a transaction to a partitioned server. The invention comprises identifying a plurality of partitions (e.g., logical, resource, etc.) on the server, determining a...
7519800 Apparatus and method for enforcing homogeneity within partitions of heterogeneous computer systems  
A heterogeneous computer system has multiple interconnected cells, each cell has multiple primary processors of the same Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) type, but different cells may have...
7493468 Method for broadcasting instructions/data to a plurality of processors in a multiprocessor device via aliasing  
A method for broadcasting instructions/data to a plurality of processors in a multiprocessor device via aliasing is provided. In order to broadcast data to a plurality of processors, a control...
7451183 Assembly and method for balancing processors in a partitioned server  
A system and method for automatically allocating computing resources in a partitioned server. The method includes determining that a partition of the partitioned server requires activation of a...
7428628 Method and apparatus for management of control flow in a SIMD device  
A single instruction multiple data processing device includes a plurality of processing elements. Each processing element includes an execute mask count register storing a plurality of bits. The...
7406583 Autonomic computing utilizing a sequestered processing resource on a host CPU  
An autonomic computing environment is provided by sequestering one of a plurality of processor resources, partitioning a memory, and hiding an input/output (I/O) device. One processor resource is...
7401203 Method for wiring allocation and switch configuration in a multiprocessor environment  
A method for wiring allocation and switch configuration in a multiprocessor computer, the method including employing depth-first tree traversal to determine a plurality of paths among a plurality...
7398380 Dynamic hardware partitioning of symmetric multiprocessing systems  
Dynamic hardware partitioning of symmetric multiprocessing systems enables on-the-fly provisioning of servers of varying performance characteristics by configuring physical partitions having...
7370159 Microprocessor having an extended addressable space  
A microprocessor includes a processing unit, an address bus connected to an addressable memory space, and executes instructions from an instruction set for accessing the addressable memory space....
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Fault containment and error handling in a partitioned system with shared resources
 
A system and method for fault containment and error handling within a domain in a partitioned computer system includes a system manager having read and write access to a resource definition table....
7272664 Cross partition sharing of state information  
A method and system are disclosed for managing saved process states in a memory of a data processing system that has multiple partitions executing independent operating systems. A hypervisor...
7240116 Dynamic RDF groups  
Described are techniques used in dynamically modifying RDF groups. A system call is issued by a host computer system to execute a remote system call on a first data storage system to create,...
7237087 Reconfigurable multidimensional array processor allowing runtime reconfiguration of selected individual array cells  
An expanded arithmetic and logic unit (EALU) with special extra functions is integrated into a configurable unit for performing data processing operations. The EALU is configured by a function...
7237086 Configuring a management module through a graphical user interface for use in a computer system  
A customization program for use in customizing a baseboard management controller used for monitoring operation of various computer system components is disclosed. A user interacts with the...
7191311 Method and system of interconnecting processors of a parallel computer to facilitate torus partitioning  
The present invention provides a method and system of interconnecting L processors of a parallel computer to facilitate torus partitioning, (a) where each of the processors includes a processing...
7184003 Personal electronics device with display switching  
A novel personal electronic device includes a first (embedded) and second (non-embedded) processors including associated operating systems and functions. In one aspect, the first processor performs...
7162560 Partitionable multiprocessor system having programmable interrupt controllers  
A system that may optionally be partitioned into multiple domains is disclosed. Each domain is capable of independently powering on, executing a firmware program, and loading an operating system,...
7140020 Dynamic management of virtual partition computer workloads through service level optimization  
The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing allocation of a computer resource to at least one partition of a plurality of partitions of a multiple partition computer...
7133998 Active memory processing array topography and method  
An integrated active memory device includes an array of processing elements coupled to a dynamic random access memory device and to a component supplying instructions to the processing elements....
7100020 Digital communications processor  
An integrated circuit ( 203 ) for use in processing streams of data generally and streams of packets in particular. The integrated circuit ( 203 ) includes a number of packet processors ( 307, 313,...
7069416 Method for forming a single instruction multiple data massively parallel processor system on a chip  
A single chip active memory includes a plurality of memory stripes, each coupled to a full word interface and one of a plurality of processing element (PE) sub-arrays. The large number of couplings...
7017158 Multi-processor system, data processing system, data processing method, and computer program  
The multi-processor system comprises a plurality of cell processors for performing data processing, a BCMC for broadcasting broadcast data including data used in data processing to the plurality of...
7007035 Parallel object-oriented decision tree system  
A data mining decision tree system that uncovers patterns, associations, anomalies, and other statistically significant structures in data by reading and displaying data files, extracting relevant...
7000090 Center focused single instruction multiple data (SIMD) array system  
A center focussed SIMD array system including an SIMD array including a plurality of processing elements arranged in a number of columns and rows and having two mutually perpendicular axes of...
6981083 Processor virtualization mechanism via an enhanced restoration of hard architected states  
A method and system are disclosed for pre-loading a hard architected state of a next process from a pool of idle processes awaiting execution. When an executing process is interrupted on the...
6973559 Scalable hypercube multiprocessor network for massive parallel processing  
A system and method for interconnecting a plurality of processing element nodes within a scalable multiprocessor system is provided. Each processing element node includes at least one processor and...
6957435 Method and apparatus for allocating processor resources in a logically partitioned computer system  
A processor allocation mechanism for a logically partitionable computer system allows an administrator to specify processing capability allocable to each partition as an equivalent number of...
6938078 Data processing apparatus and data processing method  
A data processing apparatus of the present invention includes a plurality of nodes each of which includes at least one processor and which is divided to a plurality groups, a bus to which the nodes...
6931518 Branching around conditional processing if states of all single instruction multiple datapaths are disabled and the computer program is non-deterministic  
A method of determining whether datapaths executing in a computer program should execute conditional processing block includes determining whether processor enable (PE) states of all of the...
6854021 Communications between partitions within a logically partitioned computer  
Method and apparatus for sending data from one partition to a second partition within a logically partitioned computer. In a data processing system having multiple logical partitions, a send queue...
6839889 Mixed hardware/software architecture and method for processing xDSL communications  
A method of implementing a scaleable architecture for a communications system is disclosed, based on minimizing a total gate count for the communications system to reduce cost, complexity, etc. The...
6802063 64-bit open firmware implementation and associated api  
An improved logically partitioned data processing system is provided. In one embodiment, the data processing system includes a plurality of hardware devices, including processors, and a plurality...
6772259 Interrupt handlers used in different modes of operations  
According to the present invention, when an interrupt occurs in a computer system running an operating system, control takes a separate code path in the operating system, depending on whether the...
6754802 Single instruction multiple data massively parallel processor systems on a chip and system using same  
A single chip active memory includes a plurality of memory stripes, each coupled to a full word interface and one of a plurality of processing element (PE) sub-arrays. The large number of couplings...
6748514 Parallel processor and image processing system for simultaneous processing of plural image data items without additional circuit delays and power increases  
A parallel processor and an image processing system incorporating such processor are disclosed. Control signals in the parallel processor are generated by an instruction sequence control unit, and...
6725284 Logical partition hosted virtual input/output using shared translation control entries  
The present invention provides a method for sharing I/O facilities among logical partitions. A remote translation control entry table is created on a hosted partition appearing to own a virtual...
6721858 Parallel implementation of protocol engines based on memory partitioning  
A method and system for the parallel implementation of protocol engines based on memory partitioning. The method comprises the steps of partitioning a shared memory space into multiple...
6711700 Method and apparatus to monitor the run state of a multi-partitioned computer system  
An apparatus and method for monitoring the state of a computer system running multiple operating systems shared by a partition manager is provided. A dedicated service processor monitors the...
6681240 Apparatus and method for specifying maximum interactive performance in a logical partition of a computer system independently from the maximum interactive performance in other partitions  
A partitioner for creating logical partitions allows a user to specify maximum interactive performance in one partition independently of maximum interactive performance of other partitions to...
6662216 Fixed bus tags for SMP buses  
According to a first aspect of the present invention, a data processing system is provided that includes a communication network to which multiple devices are coupled. A first of the multiple...
6654906 Recovery from instruction fetch errors in hypervisor code  
A method, system, and apparatus for recovering form an instruction fetch error is provided. In one embodiment, a data processing system maintains a primary copy and an alternate copy of a set of...
6633916 Method and apparatus for virtual resource handling in a multi-processor computer system  
Multiple instances of operating systems execute cooperatively in a single multiprocessor computer wherein all processors and resources are electrically connected together. The single physical...
6631421 Recursive partitioning of networks  
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a family of networks ranging from 2 nodes to 16 nodes that can be partitioned in an unconstrained manner. That is, where the number...
6618800 Procedure and processor arrangement for parallel data processing  
A procedure and a processor arrangement for parallel data processing in which data are read out from a data memory and are conveyed via a communications unit to processing units for parallel...
6587938 Method, system and program products for managing central processing unit resources of a computing environment  
Central processing unit (CPU) resources are managed within a computing environment. When the allocation of CPU resources to a partition of the computing environment is to be adjusted, the...
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