METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING A DATA PROCESSING UNIT WITHOUT INTERRUPTING DATA PROCESSING

摘要

The invention concerns a method for reconfiguring a data processing unit (1) without interrupting data processing characterized in that it includes the following steps: a) initiating a phase for reconfiguring the data processing unit (1); b) storing in means constituting a buffer memory (3) incoming data so as to store same until the end of the phase for reconfiguring the data processing unit (1); c) simultaneously with said storing step, reconfiguring the data processing unit (1); at the end of the phase for reconfiguring the data processing unit, processing the data stored in the means constituting a buffer memory (3), by the data processing unit (1), until said storing means are empty; and e) initiating an accelerated data processing mode.