Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for describing processor features
- Patent Title (中): 描述处理器功能的方法
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Application No.: US11072913Application Date: 2005-03-04
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Publication No.: US07716638B2Publication Date: 2010-05-11
- Inventor: Andrew J. Thornton
- Applicant: Andrew J. Thornton
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Woodcock Washburn LLP
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F9/45 ; G06F15/76 ; G06F9/30 ; G06F7/38 ; G06F9/46
Abstract:
A machine readable description of a new feature of a processor is provided by a processor vendor. Control code executing on a processor, such as a traditional operating system kernel, a partitioning kernel, or the like can be programmed to receive the description of the feature and to use information provided by the description to detect, enable and manage operation of the new feature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060200663A1 Methods for describing processor features Public/Granted day:2006-09-07
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