Method, storage medium storing instructions, and apparatus for implementing hardware resource allocation according to user-requested resource quantity

An apparatus, comprising:

• processing circuitry configured to:
• obtain a first value indicating an allocable quantity of hardware resources in a computing device;
• receive a user request associated with a user, the user request specifying a second value indicating a requested quantity of hardware resources usable by one or more application program instances to be established by the user;
• determine whether the second value is less than or equal to the first value;
• in response to the second value being determined to be less than or equal to the first value,
• request the computing device to allocate hardware resources of the requested quantity in the computing device, the allocated hardware resources in the computing device being configured to be free from being preempted by another application program instance established by another user, and
• update the allocable quantity of hardware resources in the computing device by subtracting the second value from the first value;
• and
• in response to the second value being determined to be greater than the first value, request an other computing device to allocate hardware resources of the requested quantity in the other computing device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions therein which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform:

• obtaining a first value indicating an allocable quantity of hardware resources in a computing device;
• receiving a user request associated with a user, the user request specifying a second value indicating a requested quantity of hardware resources usable by one or more application program instances to be established by the user;
• determining whether the second value is less than or equal to the first value;
• in response to the second value being determined to be less than or equal to the first value,
• requesting the computing device to allocate hardware resources of the requested quantity in the computing device, the allocated hardware resources in the computing device being configured to be free from being preempted by another application program instance established by another user, and
• updating the allocable quantity of hardware resources in the computing device by subtracting the second value from the first value;
• and
• in response to the second value being determined to be greater than the first value, requesting an other computing device to allocate hardware resources of the requested quantity in the other computing device.