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Thermal-aware task scheduling

US12417119B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 11, 2021
Grant dateSep 16, 2025
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2043

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D10/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multi-processor system performs thermal-aware task scheduling and task migration. Based on temperature measurements, the system determines one or more thermal conditions of each processor. The thermal conditions include a present temperature, a historical temperature, a predicted temperature, and thermal headroom of the processor. A scheduler identifies a target processor among the processors based on, at least in part, the one or more thermal conditions of each processor, and assigns a task to be executed by the target processor. For task migration, the system detects that a source processor satisfies a task migration criterion by comparing one or more of the thermal conditions of the source processor with corresponding thresholds. The scheduler identifies a target processor based on, at least in part, one or more of the thermal conditions of each processor, and migrates a task from the source processor to the target processor for execution.

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