公开(公告)号：US20170010656A1

公开(公告)日：2017-01-12

申请号：US15270208

申请日：2016-09-20

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Avinash N. Ananthakrishnan ,  Efraim Rotem ,  Eliezer Weissmann ,  Doron Rajwan ,  Nadav Shulman ,  Alon Naveh ,  Hisham Abu-Salah

IPC: G06F1/32 ,  G06F12/0846

CPC classification number: G06F1/3275 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0848 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F2212/1028 ,  G06F2212/282 ,  G06F2212/502 ,  G06F2212/621 ,  Y02D10/13

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a processor having a plurality of cores and a cache memory coupled to the cores and including a plurality of partitions. The processor can further include a logic to dynamically vary a size of the cache memory based on a memory boundedness of a workload executed on at least one of the cores. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract translation: 在一个实施例中，本发明涉及具有多个核心的处理器和耦合到核心并且包括多个分区的高速缓冲存储器。 处理器还可以包括基于在至少一个核上执行的工作负载的存储器有界性来动态地改变高速缓存存储器的大小的逻辑。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US09471490B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-18

申请号：US14840639

申请日：2015-08-31

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Avinash N. Ananthakrishnan ,  Efraim Rotem ,  Eliezer Weissmann ,  Doron Rajwan ,  Nadav Shulman ,  Alon Naveh ,  Hisham Abu-Salah

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F12/08 ,  G06F1/28

CPC classification number: G06F1/3275 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0848 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F2212/1028 ,  G06F2212/282 ,  G06F2212/502 ,  G06F2212/621 ,  Y02D10/13

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a processor having a plurality of cores and a cache memory coupled to the cores and including a plurality of partitions. The processor can further include a logic to dynamically vary a size of the cache memory based on a memory boundedness of a workload executed on at least one of the cores. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US09448829B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-20

申请号：US13730491

申请日：2012-12-28

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Paolo Narvaez ,  Ganapati N. Srinivasa ,  Eugene Gorbatov ,  Dheeraj R. Subbareddy ,  Mishali Naik ,  Alon Naveh ,  Abirami Prabhakaran ,  Eliezer Weissmann ,  Paul Brett ,  Scott D. Hahn ,  Andrew J. Herdrich ,  Gaurav Khanna ,  Russell J. Fenger ,  Bryant E. Bigbee ,  Andrew D. Henroid ,  David A. Koufaty

IPC: G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/38

CPC classification number: G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/3885 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F2009/4557

Abstract: A heterogeneous processor architecture is described. For example, a processor according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: a set of two or more small physical processor cores; at least one large physical processor core having relatively higher performance processing capabilities and relatively higher power usage relative to the small physical processor cores; virtual-to-physical (V-P) mapping logic to expose the set of two or more small physical processor cores to software through a corresponding set of virtual cores and to hide the at least one large physical processor core from the software.

Abstract translation: 描述异构处理器架构。 例如，根据本发明的一个实施例的处理器包括：一组两个或更多个小物理处理器核; 至少一个大型物理处理器核具有相对较高性能的处理能力和相对较小的物理处理器核的相对较高的功率使用; 虚拟到物理（V-P）映射逻辑，以通过相应的一组虚拟核心将两个或更多个小物理处理器核心的集合暴露给软件，并从软件中隐藏至少一个大的物理处理器核心。

公开(公告)号：US09329900B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-03

申请号：US13730539

申请日：2012-12-28

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Paolo Narvaez ,  Ganapati N. Srinivasa ,  Eugene Gorbatov ,  Dheeraj R. Subbareddy ,  Mishali Naik ,  Alon Naveh ,  Abirami Prabhakaran ,  Eliezer Weissmann ,  David A. Koufaty ,  Paul Brett ,  Scott D. Hahn ,  Andrew J. Herdrich ,  Ravishankar Iyer ,  Nagabhushan Chitlur ,  Inder M. Sodhi ,  Gaurav Khanna ,  Russell J. Fenger

IPC: G06F9/50 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F15/80

CPC classification number: G06F9/5044 ,  G06F9/45533 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F9/5094 ,  G06F15/80 ,  Y02D10/22

Abstract: A heterogeneous processor architecture is described. For example, a processor according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: a first set of one or more physical processor cores having first processing characteristics; a second set of one or more physical processor cores having second processing characteristics different from the first processing characteristics; virtual-to-physical (V-P) mapping logic to expose a plurality of virtual processors to software, the plurality of virtual processors to appear to the software as a plurality of homogeneous processor cores, the software to allocate threads to the virtual processors as if the virtual processors were homogeneous processor cores; wherein the V-P mapping logic is to map each virtual processor to a physical processor within the first set of physical processor cores or the second set of physical processor cores such that a thread allocated to a first virtual processor by software is executed by a physical processor mapped to the first virtual processor from the first set or the second set of physical processors.

Abstract translation: 描述异构处理器架构。 例如，根据本发明的一个实施例的处理器包括：具有第一处理特性的一个或多个物理处理器核心的第一组; 具有不同于所述第一处理特性的第二处理特性的第二组一个或多个物理处理器核; 虚拟到物理（VP）映射逻辑，以将多个虚拟处理器暴露给软件，所述多个虚拟处理器将软件呈现为多个同构的处理器核，所述软件将线程分配给虚拟处理器，如同 虚拟处理器是同类处理器核心; 其中所述VP映射逻辑将每个虚拟处理器映射到所述第一物理处理器核心集合或所述第二物理处理器核心集合内的物理处理器，使得通过软件分配给第一虚拟处理器的线程由物理处理器映射执行 从第一组或第二组物理处理器到第一虚拟处理器。

公开(公告)号：US20160004291A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-07

申请号：US14855553

申请日：2015-09-16

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Krishnakanth V. Sistla ,  Jeremy Shrall ,  Stephen H. Gunther ,  Efraim Rotem ,  Alon Naveh ,  Eliezer Weissmann ,  Anil Aggarwal ,  Martin T. Rowland ,  Ankush Varma ,  Ian M. Steiner ,  Matthew Bace ,  Avinash N. Ananthakrishnan ,  Jason Brandt

IPC: G06F1/32

CPC classification number: G06F1/3275 ,  G06F1/266 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3234

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a processor having a core and a power controller to control power management features of the processor. The power controller can receive an energy performance bias (EPB) value from the core and access a power-performance tuning table based on the value. Using information from the table, at least one setting of a power management feature can be updated. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US09075614B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-07

申请号：US13782492

申请日：2013-03-01

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Eric Fetzer ,  Reid Riedlinger ,  Don Soltis ,  William Bowhill ,  Satish Shrimali ,  Krishnakanth Sistla ,  Efraim Rotem ,  Rakesh Kumar ,  Vivek Garg ,  Alon Naveh ,  Lokesh Sharma

IPC: G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/32

CPC classification number: G06F1/3296 ,  G06F1/324 ,  Y02D10/126 ,  Y02D10/172 ,  Y02D50/20

Abstract: A processor may include a core and an uncore area. The power consumed by the core area may be controlled by controlling the Cdyn of the processor such that the Cdyn is within an allowable Cdyn value irrespective of the application being processed by the core area. The power management technique includes measuring digital activity factor (DAF), monitoring architectural and data activity levels, and controlling power consumption by throttling the instructions based on the activity levels. As a result of throttling the instructions, throttling may be implemented in 3rd droop and thermal design point (TDP). Also, the idle power consumed by the uncore area while the core area is in deep power saving states may be reduced by varying the reference voltage VR and the VP provided to the uncore area. As a result, the idle power consumed by the uncore area may be reduced.

Abstract translation: 处理器可以包括核心和无孔区域。 可以通过控制处理器的Cdyn来控制核心区域消耗的功率，使得Cdyn处于可允许的Cdyn值内，而不管应用程序是否被核心区域处理。 电源管理技术包括测量数字活动因素（DAF），监控架构和数据活动级别，以及通过基于活动级别来限制指令来控制功耗。 作为节流指令的结果，节流可以在第3垂直和热设计点（TDP）中实现。 此外，通过改变提供给无孔区域的参考电压VR和VP，可以减少核心区域处于深功率节省状态时由无孔区域消耗的空闲功率。 结果，可以减少由无孔区域消耗的空闲功率。

公开(公告)号：US11467740B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US16715747

申请日：2019-12-16

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Inder M. Sodhi ,  Alon Naveh ,  Doron Rajwan ,  Ryan D. Wells ,  Eric C. Samson

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G06F1/3287

Abstract: Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for energy efficiency and energy conservation including enabling autonomous hardware-based deep power down of devices are described. In one embodiment, a system includes a device, a static memory, and a power control unit coupled with the device and the static memory. The system further includes a deep power down logic of the power control unit to monitor a status of the device, and to transfer the device to a deep power down state when the device is idle. In the system, the device consumes less power when in the deep power down state than in the idle state.

公开(公告)号：US10509576B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-17

申请号：US15786424

申请日：2017-10-17

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Inder M. Sodhi ,  Alon Naveh ,  Doron Rajwan ,  Ryan D. Wells ,  Eric C. Samson

IPC: G06F1/3206 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G06F1/3287

Abstract: Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for energy efficiency and energy conservation including enabling autonomous hardware-based deep power down of devices are described. In one embodiment, a system includes a device, a static memory, and a power control unit coupled with the device and the static memory. The system further includes a deep power down logic of the power control unit to monitor a status of the device, and to transfer the device to a deep power down state when the device is idle. In the system, the device consumes less power when in the deep power down state than in the idle state.

公开(公告)号：US20190235611A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16382320

申请日：2019-04-12

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Avinash N. Ananthakrishnan ,  Efraim Rotem ,  Eliezer Weissmann ,  Doron Rajwan ,  Nadav Shulman ,  Alon Naveh ,  Hisham Abu-Salah

IPC: G06F1/3234 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F12/0846

CPC classification number: G06F1/3275 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/084 ,  G06F12/0848 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F2212/1028 ,  G06F2212/282 ,  G06F2212/502 ,  G06F2212/621 ,  Y02D10/13

Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a processor having a plurality of cores and a cache memory coupled to the cores and including a plurality of partitions. The processor can further include a logic to dynamically vary a size of the cache memory based on a memory boundedness of a workload executed on at least one of the cores. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US10127039B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15175881

申请日：2016-06-07

Applicant: Intel Corporation

Inventor： Efraim Rotem ,  Eliezer Weissmann ,  Michael Mishaeli ,  Boris Ginzburg ,  Alon Naveh

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/46

Abstract: A processor saves micro-architectural contexts to increase the efficiency of code execution and power management. A save instruction is executed to store a micro-architectural state and an architectural state of a processor in a common buffer of a memory upon a context switch that suspends the execution of a process. The micro-architectural state contains performance data resulting from the execution of the process. A restore instruction is executed to retrieve the micro-architectural state and the architectural state from the common buffer upon a resumed execution of the process. Power management hardware then uses the micro-architectural state as an intermediate starting point for the resumed execution.