Thermal control within systems having multiple CPU performance states
US6442700B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3058
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a computer system having a processor capable of operating at a plurality of performance states, wherein the plurality of performance states includes a low power state and a high performance state and wherein user threads are executable at each of the performance states, a system and method of controlling heat generated by the computer system. A thermal threshold is set. The system enters the high performance state and begins executing user threads. If, while in high performance state, a determination is made that the thermal threshold is exceeded, a transition is made to a low power state.
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