A method, apparatus, and system enable sequestered partitions on a device. A scheduler may allocate resources to each of the sequestered partitions and dynamically reallocate the resources from one partition to another, as necessary. In one embodiment, the scheduler may dedicate resources to an operating system in a first partition and dedicate resources to a digital video recorder in a second partition. Additionally, the scheduler may reallocate resources to the second partition in response to the resource requirements of the digital video recorder.