COMPUTER OPERATIONS CONTROL BASED ON PROBABLISTIC THRESHOLD DETERMINATIONS

摘要

Decisions whether or not to initiate certain types of computer operations, such as Just In Time (JIT) compiling or garbage collection can be made using a probabilistic threshold monitor. A decision whether to drive a threshold indicator bit to a set state is made on the detection of each of a certain kind of event occurring over a predetermined interval. The probability that the bit will be driven to a set state upon the detection of any given event is controlled. At the end of the predetermined interval, a computer operation is initiated if the threshold indicator bit is found to be in its set state.