Abstract:
Technologies are provided in embodiments to dynamically bias performance of logical processors in a core of a processor. One embodiment includes identifying a first logical processor associated with a first thread of an application and a second logical processor associated with a second thread, obtaining first and second thread preference indicators associated with the first and second threads, respectively, computing a first relative performance bias value for the first logical processor based, at least in part, on a relativeness of the first and second thread preference indicators, and adjusting a performance bias of the first logical processor based on the first relative performance bias value. Embodiments can further include increasing the performance bias of the first logical processor based, at least in part, on the first relative performance bias value indicating a first performance preference that is higher than a second performance preference.
Abstract:
In an embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of processing engines (PEs) to execute threads, and a guide unit. The guide unit is to: monitor execution characteristics of the plurality of PEs and the threads; generate a plurality of PE rankings, each PE ranking including the plurality of PEs in a particular order; and store the plurality of PE rankings in a memory to be provided to a scheduler, the scheduler to schedule the threads on the plurality of PEs using the plurality of PE rankings. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
Abstract:
Apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with managing operations of a virtual machine including dynamic idling and scheduling of virtual processors on logical processors described herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a physical computing platform with one or more physical processors, a virtual machine manager to manage operation of virtual machines each with a priority level and with one or more virtual processors that operate on logical processor instances of the one or more physical processors, wherein the virtual machine manager tracks activities of the virtual processors that operate on a shared logical processor instance and selectively idles and schedules one or more virtual processors in view of at least the activities of the virtual processors that operate on a shared logical processor instance and the priority of the virtual machines associated with the one or more virtual processors.