TWI505102B - Centralized management method for computer system and computer system utilized thereof - Google Patents

Description

Computer system resource centralized management method and computer system using the same

The present invention relates to a computer system resource centralized management method and a computer system using the same; in particular, the present invention relates to a computer system resource centralized management method for transmitting data signals and control signals separately, and a computer system using the same.

With the development of technology, the computing functions of software are more powerful, and faster computing speed is required for electronic devices that support their operations. In embedded systems, such as mobile phones, tablets, switches, car navigation devices, etc., because of the limited resources of the central processing unit and memory, often can not support more complex operations. If a newer and more complex software function is to be added under limited resources, the single software consumes most of the resources of the central processing unit, so that the electronic device cannot operate in other programs, thus affecting the operation of the electronic device.

In addition, in the conventional method, the calculation result is often transmitted between the central processing unit and the peripheral device in a single channel. In the case of connecting a plurality of peripheral devices, the system allocates the bandwidth to each peripheral device evenly, but each The load capacity of peripheral devices is not the same, so it is easy to encounter the problem of uneven load and insufficient bandwidth. Therefore, how to improve the computing performance of limited hardware resources and avoid the problem of insufficient bandwidth in a single transmission channel has become a problem that is currently being solved.

An object of the present invention is to provide a centralized management method and system for a computer system resource, which utilizes the hardware resources of the controlled end to help the host control to reduce the load on the main control terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a centralized management method and system for a computer system resource, which can separately transmit data signals and control signals of calculation results to improve bandwidth utilization.

The computer system includes a master end and a controlled end, and the master end is connected to the controlled end via a high speed transmission interface. The controlled end issues a probe request, and the master transmits the first firmware and the calculation request to the controlled end according to the probe request. The controlled end performs the foregoing calculation requirements by the first firmware to generate a calculation result. The calculation result includes the data signal and the control signal, and the controlled end returns the data signal and the control signal to the main control terminal respectively.

The centralized management method of the computer system resource includes the following steps: the controlled terminal sends a probe request to the master terminal; the master terminal responds to the probe request, and the internal storage device of the master controller transmits the first firmware to the controlled terminal; Executing the first firmware; whether to receive the calculation requirement of the self-control terminal; when the controlled end receives the calculation requirement of the self-control terminal, the controlled end performs calculation with the first firmware, and generates a first calculation result, including the data signal and the control Signal; the controlled end returns the data signal and the control signal to the main control terminal respectively. In this way, the host can use the hardware resources of the controlled end to help the calculation to reduce the load on the host and improve the overall computing performance.

100‧‧‧ computer system

200‧‧‧Master

201‧‧‧Processing module

202‧‧‧Data signal receiving module

204‧‧‧Control signal receiving module

206‧‧‧Internal storage

300‧‧‧ controlled end

301,311‧‧‧ calculation unit

302,312‧‧‧Information Signal Transmission Module

304,314‧‧‧Control signal transmission module

400‧‧‧High speed transmission interface

402‧‧‧Information signal channel

404‧‧‧Control signal channel

500‧‧‧External storage device

c, c1, c2‧‧‧ control signals

d, d1, d2‧‧‧ data signal

p, p1, p2‧‧‧ detection requirements

r, r1, r2‧‧‧ response to the probe request

s‧‧‧Status signal

N‧‧‧Network

1 is a schematic diagram of a computer system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a computer system according to the present invention; 3 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a computer system according to the present invention; FIG. 4A is a flowchart of a centralized management method for a computer system resource according to the present invention; FIG. 4B is a flowchart of another embodiment of a centralized management method for a computer system according to the present invention; It is a flow chart of another embodiment of a method for centralized management of computer system resources according to the present invention.

The computer system of the present invention is preferably applicable to embedded systems, such as mobile phones, tablet computers, switches, car navigation devices, and the like. And the computer system is composed of a host connected to one or more controlled terminals via a high speed transmission interface. The main control end gives the firmware suitable for the controlled end according to the information of the controlled end, and transmits the calculation request to the controlled end, and uses the hardware resources of the controlled end to help the calculation to reduce the load on the main control end.

1 is a schematic diagram of a computer system 100 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the computer system 100 includes a master terminal 200 and a controlled terminal 300, and the master terminal 200 is connected to the controlled terminal 300 via a high speed transmission interface 400. The high-speed transmission interface 400 is preferably a Giga port with a transmission speed of more than 1000 Mbps, and has a transmission interface composed of several ports. After the controlled terminal 300 is powered on, the controlled terminal 300 issues a probe request p to the master terminal 200. In terms of the host terminal 200, the resident program in the processing module 201 is first started, which is responsible for tasks such as scheduling work, receiving and analyzing the probe request p. Therefore, after receiving the probe request p, the master terminal 200 can send the first firmware and the calculation request to the controlled terminal 300 according to the probe request p. Specifically, the detection requirement p includes the identification data and the specification data of the controlled terminal 300 itself, and after receiving the detection request p, the main control terminal 200 can know which device the controlled terminal 300 is for the identification data and the specification data. And the version of the firmware that the controlled terminal 300 needs to run, and then send the response r of the probe request. On the other hand, if the detection request p is not obtained after the detection request p is sent for a period of time, for example, the processing module 201 may still perform the scheduling operation so that the main control terminal 200 does not respond. The controlled terminal 300 will transmit the probe again. P is sought until the master 200 responds. Preferably, the response r of the detection request is to transmit the first firmware and the calculation requirement at the same time, but is not limited thereto. The response r of the detection request may also transmit the first firmware first, and then transmit different calculations according to the needs of the main control terminal 200. Required to the controlled end 300. For example, when the amount of calculation is small, the former method can be used for transmission. When the amount of calculation is large, the latter method can be used for batch transmission.

As shown in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the first tough system is stored in the internal storage device 206 of the main control terminal 200, and the controlled end 300 obtains the first toughness in the internal storage device 206 via the response requesting r. body. After receiving the first firmware, the controlled terminal 300 can perform the foregoing calculation requirements by the first firmware in the computing unit 301 and generate a calculation result. The calculation result includes the data signal d and the control signal c, which are respectively transmitted back to the control terminal 200 by the controlled terminal 300, that is, the data signal d is transmitted by the data signal transmission module 302 of the controlled terminal via the data signal channel 402 of the high speed transmission interface 400. The control signal is sent back to the data signal receiving module 202 of the control terminal 200, and the control signal c is transmitted back to the control terminal 200 by the control signal transmission module 304 of the controlled terminal 300 via the control signal channel 404 of the high speed transmission interface 400. Control signal receiving module 204. For example, the data signal d can be a number in a calculation formula, and the control signal c can be an operator and a logic judgment symbol in the calculation formula. After receiving the data signal d and the control signal c, the main control terminal 200 can combine the same data signal d and the control signal c according to the identity label of the different controlled terminal 300 on the accompanying data signal d and the control signal c. Calculation results. In addition, by separately transmitting the calculation results, the bandwidth of different channels can be accumulated, and the appropriate bandwidth can be given according to the load of each channel, so as to avoid the problem that the single transmission channel encounters insufficient bandwidth and improve the transmission quality.

In addition, the controlled terminal 300 may periodically transmit the status signal s to the main control terminal 200 after returning the calculation result or during the calculation request. For example, (1) after the calculation result is returned, the status signal s is transmitted at a certain time interval, so that the master terminal 200 knows that the controlled terminal 300 has not performed the calculation work at present, and can allocate other calculation requirements to the controlled terminal 300. Or (2) upon receiving from the host 200 The status signal s is transmitted at a certain time interval from the calculation request to the time required for the backhaul calculation, so that the master terminal 200 knows that the controlled terminal 300 is currently performing the calculation work, and may suspend the assignment of other calculation requirements to the controlled terminal 300.

Similarly, this architecture can be applied to situations where a single master connects multiple controlled ends. 2 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a computer system 100 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the master 200 connects the controlled terminal 300 to another controlled terminal 310 via the high speed transmission interface 400. After the controlled terminal 300 is powered on, the controlled terminal 300 sends a probe request p1 to the master terminal 200, and the master terminal 200 can send a probe request response r1 to the controlled terminal 300 according to the probe request p1, and detect the required response r1. Contains the first firmware and calculation requirements. On the other hand, the controlled terminal 310 sends a probe request p2 to the master terminal 200, and the master terminal 200 can send a probe request response r2 to the controlled terminal 310 according to the probe request p2, and the probe request response r2 includes Second firmware and calculation requirements.

As described above, after the computing unit 301 performs the computing request assigned by the master 200 in the computing unit 301, the controlled terminal 300 uses the data signal transmission module 302 and the control signal transmission module 304, respectively. The data signal channel 402 and the control signal channel 404 of the high speed transmission interface 400 are transmitted back to the data signal receiving module 202 and the control signal receiving module 204 of the main control terminal 200. Similarly, after the computing unit 311 performs the calculation request assigned by the host 200 by the second firmware in the computing unit 311, the control terminal 310 respectively uses the data signal transmission module 312 and the control signal transmission module 314 by the high speed. The data signal channel 402 and the control signal channel 404 of the transmission interface 400 are transmitted back to the data signal receiving module 202 and the control signal receiving module 204 of the master terminal 200. With this design, the host 200 can combine the resources of the plurality of controlled terminals 300 to improve the overall computing performance. In addition, compared with the calculation result transmitted by only a single channel, when the master terminal is connected to multiple controlled terminals, the master terminal allocates the bandwidth to each controlled terminal evenly, but the load amount of each controlled terminal is not To the same extent, it is so easy to encounter problems with uneven load and insufficient bandwidth. Therefore, by separately transmitting the calculation results, the bandwidths of the multiple channels can be accumulated and used to avoid a single transmission channel. Encountered a problem with insufficient bandwidth.

3 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of a computer system 100 of the present invention. The difference from the foregoing embodiment is that the master terminal 200 obtains the first firmware from the external storage device 500 via the network N. As shown in FIG. 3, after receiving the probe request p from the controlled terminal 300, the master terminal 200 obtains the first firmware stored in the external storage device 500 via the network N, and then transmits the response r of the probe request p. The first firmware and calculation requirements are transmitted to the controlled end 300. Thereby, the resources of the host 200 can be utilized more flexibly. The part of the controlled end 300 that receives the response r of the probe request and performs the calculation and the calculation result is the same as the foregoing, and details are not described herein again.

4A and FIG. 4B are flowcharts of different embodiments of a centralized management method for a computer system resource according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4A (please refer to FIG. 1 at the same time), the centralized management method of the computer system resources includes the following steps: The S1010 controlled end issues a probe request to the master. After receiving the detection request, the main control terminal can respond to the controlled end according to the identification data and specification data included in the detection request.

The S1020 master responds to the detection request, and the internal storage device of the self-control terminal transmits the first firmware to the controlled end.

The S1030 controlled end executes the first firmware. After the controlled end receives the first firmware, the opening and installation procedures are performed first.

Whether the S1040 receives the calculation requirements of the autonomic terminal. If the controlled end does not receive the calculation request, wait for the instruction of the master after installing the first firmware. When the controlled terminal receives the calculation request of the autonomous terminal, it proceeds to the next step.

The S1050 controlled end is calculated by the first firmware and generates a first calculation result including a data signal and a control signal. At this time, the controlled end performs the foregoing calculation in the calculation unit by the first firmware. Find and produce the result of the calculation. The calculation results include data signals and control signals.

The S1060 controlled end returns the data signal and control signal to the main control terminal. Preferably, the step is to transmit the calculation result by the high-speed transmission interface, that is, the data signal is transmitted back to the data signal receiving module of the main control terminal by the data signal transmission module of the controlled end through the data signal channel of the high-speed transmission interface, and the control signal is controlled. The control signal transmission module of the controlled end is transmitted back to the control signal receiving module of the main control terminal through the control signal channel of the high speed transmission interface. The main control unit can combine the same data signal and the control signal according to the identity label of the controlled end to obtain a calculation result.

In addition, the controlled terminal can periodically transmit the status signal to the host after returning the calculation result or during the calculation request. If the status signal is periodically transmitted to the master during the execution of the calculation request (see Figure 4A), the S1070 controlled terminal periodically transmits the status signal to the master. After the controlled end returns the calculation result, the status signal is transmitted at a certain time interval, so that the master terminal knows that the controlled end does not perform calculation work at present, and can assign other calculation requirements to the controlled end.

If the status signal is periodically transmitted to the host after setting the return calculation result (see Figure 4B), the S1070 controlled terminal periodically transmits the status signal to the master, and whether there are other calculation requirements for the S1072. After receiving the calculation request from the main control terminal and returning the calculation request, the status signal is transmitted at a certain time interval, so that the main control terminal knows that the controlled end is currently performing the calculation work, and can suspend the assignment of other calculation requirements to the Control terminal.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of another embodiment of a method for centralized management of resources of a computer system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 (please refer to FIG. 3 at the same time), the centralized management method of the computer system resources includes the following steps: The S1010 controlled end issues a probe request to the master. After receiving the detection request, the main control terminal can respond to the controlled end according to the identification data and specification data included in the detection request.

The S1022 master responds to the detection request and transmits the first firmware from the external storage device through the network. To the controlled end.

The S1030 controlled end executes the first firmware. After the controlled end receives the first firmware, the opening and installation procedures are performed first.

Whether the S1040 receives the calculation requirements of the autonomic terminal. If the controlled end does not receive the calculation request, wait for the instruction of the master after installing the first firmware. When the controlled terminal receives the calculation request of the autonomous terminal, it proceeds to the next step.

The S1050 controlled end is calculated by the first firmware and generates a first calculation result including a data signal and a control signal. At this time, the controlled end performs the aforementioned calculation requirements by the first firmware in the calculation unit and generates a calculation result. The calculation results include data signals and control signals.

The S1060 controlled end returns the data signal and control signal to the main control terminal. Preferably, the step is to transmit the calculation result by the high-speed transmission interface, that is, the data signal is transmitted back to the data signal receiving module of the main control terminal by the data signal transmission module of the controlled end through the data signal channel of the high-speed transmission interface, and the control signal is controlled. The control signal transmission module of the controlled end is transmitted back to the control signal receiving module of the main control terminal through the control signal channel of the high speed transmission interface. The main control unit can combine the same data signal and the control signal according to the identity label of the controlled end to obtain a calculation result.

The S1070 controlled terminal periodically transmits status signals to the host. As described above, after the back end of the calculation result, the controlled terminal can periodically transmit the status signal to the control terminal, so that the master terminal knows the operation state of the controlled terminal. With this design, the host can use the hardware resources of the controlled end to help the calculation to reduce the load on the host and improve the overall computing performance. In addition, by separately transmitting the calculation result, the problem that the single transmission channel encounters insufficient bandwidth can be avoided, and the transmission quality is improved.

The present invention has been described by the above-described related embodiments, but the above embodiments are merely examples for implementing the present invention. It should be noted that the disclosed embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention. Wai. On the contrary, modifications and equivalents of the spirit and scope of the invention are included in the scope of the invention.

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A computer system resource centralized management method, the computer system comprises a master terminal and a controlled terminal, the method comprises the following steps: (a1) the controlled terminal sends a probe request to the master terminal; (a2) the master controller The terminal should detect the request and transmit a first firmware to the controlled end; (a3) execute the first firmware with the controlled end; (b) when the controlled end receives the calculation from the host Requiring a calculation of the first firmware and generating a first calculation result including a data signal and a control signal; and (c) the controlled end respectively transmitting the data signal and the control signal to the master control end. The method for centralized management of computer system resources as described in claim 1 further includes the following step (d): the controlled terminal periodically transmits a status signal to the host. The method for centralized management of computer system resources as described in claim 1, wherein the detecting requirement of the step (a1) comprises an identification data and a specification data. The computer system resource centralized management method according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the first tough system of the step (a2) obtains the first firmware from an external storage device through a network. The computer system resource centralized management method according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the first tough system of the step (a2) obtains the first firmware via an internal storage device of the main control terminal. The method for centralized management of computer system resources as described in claim 1, wherein the step (c) comprises transmitting the data signal and the control signal by using one of the data transmission channels and the control signal channel. The method for centralized management of computer system resources according to claim 1, wherein the step (c) comprises writing the data signal and the control signal by using a controlled terminal identity tag. A computer system includes: a controlled terminal that issues a probe request; and a master terminal that connects the controlled terminal via a high speed transmission interface, the master terminal sends a first firmware and a calculation request according to the detection request Up to the controlled end; wherein the controlled end performs the calculation request by the first firmware to generate a calculation result, the calculation result includes a data signal and a control signal, and the controlled end respectively returns The data signal and the control signal are sent to the control terminal. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the controlled terminal has: a data signal transmission module, and transmits the data signal to one of the data signals of the main control terminal via one of the data transmission channels of the high speed transmission interface And a control signal transmission module, wherein the control signal is transmitted to one of the control terminals of the control terminal via one of the high speed transmission interfaces. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the detection request comprises an identification data and a specification data. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the controlled end obtains the first firmware from an external storage device via a network. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the controlled end obtains the first firmware via an internal storage device of the main control end.