an apparatus and method is provided for coupling additional memory to a plurality of processors . the method may include determining the memory requirements of the plurality of processors in a system , comparing the memory requirements of the plurality of processors to an available memory assigned to each of the plurality of processors , and selecting a processor from the plurality of processors that requires additional memory capacity . the apparatus may include a plurality of processors , where the plurality of processors is coupled to a logic element . in addition , the apparatus may include an additional memory coupled to the logic element , where the logic element is adapted to select a processor from the plurality of processors to couple with the additional memory .