Dynamically controlling interconnect frequency in a processor
US9323316B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for determining whether a number of stalled cores of a multicore processor is greater than a stall threshold. If so, a recommendation may be made that an operating frequency of system agent circuitry of the processor be increased. Then based on multiple recommendations, a candidate operating frequency of the system agent circuitry can be set. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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