Information processing apparatus, method and program for distributed processing on processors with variable clock-rates

摘要

An information processing apparatus includes a first processor and a plurality of second processors. The first processor includes an application-program execution controller for controlling execution of an application program, and an operation-information obtaining unit for obtaining operation information regarding operation of the second processors. A distributed-processing controller controls distributed processing assigned to the second processors so that processing jobs relating to the execution of the application program is integrated as a processing unit that provides a single function. A clock-rate-ratio setting unit sets clock-rate ratios of current operating clock rates relative to maximum operating clock rates. The operation information includes the maximum operating clock rates, the current operating clock rates, and the numbers of cycles required in a predefined time for the processing assigned to the second processors. The distributed-processing controller controls the distributed processing corresponding to the processing unit based on the operation information.