Systems and methods for variable rate limiting of shared resource access

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

• commencing a time window, where the time window has a fixed or variable time duration;
• determining a shared resource access quota for at least one time partition for the window, where the shared resource access quota may vary by time window;
• allocating each determined shared resource access quota to a corresponding time partition for the window;
• determining if allocated shared resource access quota for any time partition in the time window has been met or exceeded;
• and
• if an allocated shared resource access quota for a time partition in the time window has been met or exceeded, then halting an executing process in the time partition.

A processing system, comprising:

• at least two processing circuits;
• memory;
• wherein the memory comprises an operating system and at least one application.
• a data bus coupling the memory to the at least two processing units;
• wherein at least one processing circuit is configured to execute at least one process of the at least one application;
• and
• wherein at least one of the at least two processing circuits, executing the operating system, is configured to:
• commence a time window, where the time window has a fixed or variable time duration;
• determine a shared resource access quota for at least one time partition for the window, where the shared resource access quota may vary by time window;
• allocate each determined shared resource access quota to a corresponding time partition for the window;
• determine if allocated shared resource access quota for any time partition in the time window has been met or exceeded;
• and
• if an allocated shared resource access quota for a time partition in the time window has been met or exceeded, then halt an executing process in the time partition.