METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING PROCESSING ERRORS IN A MULTI-PROCESSOR SYSTEM

摘要

monitoring processor tasks and associated processor loads therefor that are allocated to be performed by respective sub-processing units associated with a main processing unit; detecting whether a processing error has occurred in a given one of the sub-processing units; re- allocating all of the processor tasks of the given sub-processing unit to one or more participating sub-processing units, including other sub- processing units associated with the main processing unit, based on the processor loads of the processor tasks of the given sub-processing unit and the processor loads of the participating sub-processing units; and at least one of: (i) shutting down, and (ii) re-booting the given sub- processing unit.