EXECUTING AN OPERATING SYSTEM ON PROCESSORS HAVING DIFFERENT INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITECTURES

摘要

An apparatus includes a first processor having a first instruction set and a second processor having a second instruction set that is different than the first instruction set. The apparatus also includes a memory storing at least a portion of an operating system. The operating system is concurrently executable on the first processor and the second processor.

主权项

1. A method of executing code on multiple processors, comprising:
executing first code on a first processor; while executing the first code, executing an operating system event; upon executing the operating system event, halting execution of the first code and initiating execution of second code on a second processor, the second code to handle the operating system event; and upon completion of execution of the second code handling the operating system event, halting the second code and resuming execution of the first code on the first processor.