Runtime Environment Optimization via Genetic Algorithm Fitness Scoring

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing runtime environments are often inefficient and overpowered due to difficulty in determining the optimal resource allocation for software applications, leading to wastage of unused resources and suboptimal performance.

Innovation Solution

A computing system that optimizes runtime environments by determining initial settings through testing with virtual or physical machines, measuring resource usage, and applying genetic algorithms to select and configure the most efficient runtime environments based on fitness scores, balancing resource efficiency and performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a robust development environment with abundant resources is provided, then application development and testing can proceed without resource limitation issues, but the runtime environment becomes overpowered and inefficient with wasted unused resources

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication development reliabilityVSAvoidresource waste
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary resource usage measurement during the development phase by instrumenting the application to track resource consumption patterns. This preliminary data collection enables the system to determine optimal runtime environment configurations before deployment, avoiding both resource limitations during development and resource waste in production.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts runtime environment parameters based on measured resource usage patterns from the development phase. By changing configuration parameters such as memory allocation, CPU cores, and other resource settings according to actual application needs, the system achieves efficient resource utilization in the runtime environment without compromising development reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If additional resources are assigned to the runtime environment to match the development environment, then the application can run without resource constraints, but resource efficiency decreases and deployment becomes wasteful

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveapplication performanceVSAvoidresource efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback by measuring actual resource usage during development and using this information to configure the runtime environment. The instrumentation collects data on CPU, memory, and other resource consumption, then feeds this information back to automatically adjust runtime资源配置, ensuring optimal performance without excessive resource allocation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The application instruments itself to measure its own resource usage patterns during development. This self-service approach enables the application to automatically determine its own optimal runtime environment configuration without manual intervention, achieving both high performance and resource efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Loss of energy

If resource allocation is reduced in the runtime environment to improve efficiency, then resource waste is minimized, but it becomes difficult to determine the optimal configuration and performance may suffer

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource efficiencyVSAvoidoptimal configuration determination
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary measurement and analysis during the development phase to determine optimal runtime configurations before deployment. By collecting resource usage data early and analyzing patterns, the system can precisely configure the runtime environment to match actual application needs, avoiding both over-provisioning and under-provisioning.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

4Loss of energy

If the runtime environment is configured to be lean and efficient, then resource waste is reduced, but the application may encounter resource limitation issues during operation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresource efficiencyVSAvoidapplication operational reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses feedback from measured resource usage patterns to configure the runtime environment with precisely the right amount of resources. By analyzing actual consumption data from the development phase, the system determines optimal resource allocation that prevents both waste and resource limitation issues during operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11157320B2Optimizing runtime environments
Publication Date: 2021.10.26 PAYPAL INC
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AI summary

A system and method for optimizing runtime environments for applications by running the applications in a plurality of runtime environments and iteratively selecting and creating new runtime environments based on a fitness score determined for the plurality of runtime environments.