Method and apparatus for tuning multiple instances of kernel modules
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsScott T. Millward, Steven T. Roth
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Abstract
In one configuration, a method for operating a computer includes booting an operating system having a plurality of tunable kernel subsystems; storing a representation of at least one base tunable having a set of inheritable properties in a memory of the computer; and storing, in a memory of the computer, a plurality of representations of instances of at least one of the stored base tunables, each instance including at least one inheritable property of the stored base tunable, wherein representations of at least a first instance and a second instance are stored at different memory addresses. The first instance and the second instance include a plurality of values, and differ in at least one corresponding value.
Claims20
A method for operating a computer comprising:
- booting an operating system having a plurality of tunable kernel subsystems;
- storing a representation of at least one base tunable having a set of inheritable properties in a memory of the computer;
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- storing, in a memory of the computer, a plurality of representations of instances of at least one of the stored base tunables, each instance including at least one inheritable property of the stored base tunable, wherein representations of at least a first instance and a second instance are stored at different memory addresses, the first instance and the second instance comprise structures including a plurality of values, and the first instance and the second instance differ in at least one corresponding said value.
A computing apparatus including a central processing unit, a memory coupled to the central processing unit, and a memory storage device coupled to the central processing unit and upon which an operating system kernel and kernel subsystems are stored, said computing apparatus configured to:
- boot an operating system having a plurality of tunable kernel subsystems;
- store a representation of at least one base tunable having inheritable properties in the memory of the computing apparatus;
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- store, in the memory of the computing apparatus, a plurality of representations of instances of at least one said stored base tunable, each said instance including at least one inheritable property of said stored base tunable, wherein representations of at least a first said instance and a second said instance are stored at different addresses in the memory, said first instance and said second instance comprise structures including a plurality of values, and said first instance and said second instance differ in at least one corresponding said value.
A machine-readable medium or media having recorded thereon data configured to instruct a computing apparatus having a central processing unit and associated memory to:
- store a representation of at least one base tunable having inheritable properties in the memory of the computing apparatus;
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- store, in the memory of the computing apparatus, a plurality of representations of instances of at least one said stored base tunable, each said instance including at least one inheritable property of said stored base tunable, wherein representations of at least a first said instance and a second said instance are stored at different addresses in the memory, said first instance and said second instance comprise structures including a plurality of values, and said first instance and said second instance differ in at least one corresponding said value.
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