Deferring peripheral traffic with sideband control
    61.
    发明授权
    Deferring peripheral traffic with sideband control 有权
    通过边带控制延迟外设流量

    公开(公告)号:US07546409B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-09

    申请号:US11823845

    申请日:2007-06-28

    IPC分类号: G06F13/20 G06F13/00

    摘要: In some embodiments, a system comprises a USB host system comprising a USB function driver, and a USB device coupled to the USB host system via a USB interface, wherein the USB device cooperate to defer one or more data traffic exchanges by passing control messages via a sideband communication link. Other embodiments may be described.

    摘要翻译: 在一些实施例中,系统包括USB主机系统,其包括USB功能驱动器和经由USB接口耦合到USB主机系统的USB设备,其中所述USB设备通过传递控制消息来协作来推迟一个或多个数据业务交换 边带通信链路。 可以描述其他实施例。

    METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CALIBRATE THERMOMETER
    62.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CALIBRATE THERMOMETER 有权
    校准温度计的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20070055469A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-08

    申请号:US11220913

    申请日:2005-09-08

    IPC分类号: G01K15/00

    CPC分类号: G01K15/00

    摘要: Briefly, a processor and a method to calibrate a temperature reading of a digital thermometer. The calibration is done by using a first temperature value measured by an analog temperature sensor located at one point on the processor die and a second temperature value measured by a digital temperature sensor located at a second point of the processor die.

    摘要翻译: 简而言之,一种用于校准数字温度计的温度读数的处理器和方法。 校准通过使用由位于处理器管芯上的一个点处的模拟温度传感器测量的第一温度值和由位于处理器管芯的第二点处的数字温度传感器测量的第二温度值来完成。

    Optimization of SMI handling and initialization
    65.
    发明申请
    Optimization of SMI handling and initialization 有权
    优化SMI处理和初始化

    公开(公告)号:US20050086547A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-21

    申请号:US10681446

    申请日:2003-10-06

    IPC分类号: G06F9/445 G06F9/48 G06F13/24

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4812 G06F9/4401

    摘要: A method and apparatus for efficient memory allocation and system management interrupt (SMI) handling is herein described. Upon waking a second processor in a multiple processor system, one may use a single SMI to initialize each processor, may use the location of a single default SMI handler as a wake-up vector to the second processor, and may patch an instruction pointer to a non-aligned address during the handling of the SMI with the second processor to forgo the traditional extra aligned memory allocation. In addition, one may use unified handler code to handle software generated SMIs on both the first and second processors and may use exit SMM directly after handling a hardware SMI to save execution time.

    摘要翻译: 这里描述了用于高效存储器分配和系统管理中断(SMI)处理的方法和装置。 当在多处理器系统中唤醒第二处理器时,可以使用单个SMI来初始化每个处理器,可以将单个默认SMI处理器的位置用作到第二处理器的唤醒向量,并且可以将指令指针 在处理SMI期间使用第二处理器来放弃传统的额外对齐的存储器分配的非对齐地址。 此外,可以使用统一的处理程序代码来处理第一和第二处理器上的软件生成的SMI,并且可以在处理硬件SMI之后直接使用退出SMM来节省执行时间。

    CPU power management based on utilization with lowest performance mode at the mid-utilization range
    66.
    发明授权
    CPU power management based on utilization with lowest performance mode at the mid-utilization range 有权
    基于中等利用率范围内采用最低性能模式的CPU功率管理

    公开(公告)号:US06829713B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-12-07

    申请号:US09751759

    申请日:2000-12-30

    IPC分类号: G06F132

    摘要: A demand-based method and system of central processing unit power management. The utilization of a central processing unit (CPU) during a sampling time interval is determined by measuring a time quantum within the sampling time interval during which a central processing unit clock signal is active within a processor core of the CPU. The total number of cycles of the central processing unit clock signal that are applied to the processor core and the period of the central processing unit clock signal are used to determine the time quantum. The utilization may then be expressed in terms of a ratio of the time quantum to the total time interval and used to select a processor performance mode. The CPU is then operated in the selected processor performance mode.

    摘要翻译: 中央处理单元电源管理的基于需求的方法和系统。 在采样时间间隔期间利用中央处理单元(CPU)通过测量在CPU的处理器核心内的中央处理单元时钟信号有效的采样时间间隔内的时间量度来确定。 使用施加到处理器核心的中央处理单元时钟信号的周期数和中央处理单元时钟信号的周期来确定时间量。 然后利用率可以用时间量与总时间间隔的比率来表示,并用于选择处理器性能模式。 然后CPU以选定的处理器性能模式运行。

    Invoking ACPI source language code from interrupt handler
    67.
    发明授权
    Invoking ACPI source language code from interrupt handler 有权
    从中断处理程序调用ACPI源语言代码

    公开(公告)号:US06792491B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-14

    申请号:US10027653

    申请日:2001-12-21

    申请人: Barnes Cooper

    发明人: Barnes Cooper

    IPC分类号: G06F1324

    CPC分类号: G06F13/24

    摘要: In one embodiment of the invention, an embedded controller receives an interrupt command and a query number from a system management interrupt (SMI) handler. The embedded controller generates a system control interrupt (SCI) in response to the interrupt command. A driver that receives the SCI issues a query command to the embedded controller. A routine associated with the query number is invoked in response to the query command.

    摘要翻译: 在本发明的一个实施例中,嵌入式控制器从系统管理中断(SMI)处理器接收中断命令和查询号。 嵌入式控制器响应于中断命令产生系统控制中断(SCI)。 接收SCI的驱动程序向嵌入式控制器发出查询命令。 响应查询命令调用与查询号相关联的例程。

    Entering and exiting power managed states without disrupting accelerated graphics port transactions
    68.
    发明授权
    Entering and exiting power managed states without disrupting accelerated graphics port transactions 有权
    进入和退出电源管理状态,而不会中断加速图形端口事务

    公开(公告)号:US06738068B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-18

    申请号:US09751441

    申请日:2000-12-29

    IPC分类号: G06F1314

    CPC分类号: G06T17/00 G06F1/3203

    摘要: An interface between an accelerated graphics port graphics controller (AGP-GC) and a core controller to prevent entry into a low power state from interfering with transfers to or from the AGP-GC that have been requested but not completed. The core controller can communicate to the AGP-GC an intent to enter a low power state, while the AGP-GC can communicate to the core controller the busy status of the AGP-GC. When the AGP-GC receives notice of an intent to enter a low power state, it can stop issuing requests to the core controller. When the core controller detects that the AGP-GC is busy, the core controller can postpone entry into the low power state until the AGP-GC completes any requests that are in progress. In an alternate use of the interface, if the AGP-GC wishes to make a request during a low power state, it can signal the core controller of this need by indicating a busy status, which can trigger the core controller to initiate an exit from the low power state.

    摘要翻译: 加速图形端口图形控制器(AGP-GC)和核心控制器之间的接口,以防止进入低功率状态,干扰来自AGP-GC的请求但尚未完成的传输。 核心控制器可以与AGP-GC进行通信,意图进入低功率状态,而AGP-GC可以与核心控制器通信AGP-GC的忙碌状态。 当AGP-GC接收到进入低功率状态的意图时,可以停止向核心控制器发出请求。 当核心控制器检测到AGP-GC正忙时,核心控制器可以推迟进入低功率状态,直到AGP-GC完成任何正在进行的请求。 在接口的替代使用中,如果AGP-GC希望在低功率状态期间发出请求,则可以通过指示忙状态来向核心控制器通知该核心控制器,这可以触发核心控制器发起退出 低功率状态。

    Fast platform hibernation and resumption of computing systems
    70.
    发明授权
    Fast platform hibernation and resumption of computing systems 有权
    快速平台休眠和恢复计算系统

    公开(公告)号:US09436251B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-06

    申请号:US13996480

    申请日:2011-10-01

    摘要: Fast platform hibernation and resumption for computing systems. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a volatile system memory, a nonvolatile memory, and a processor to operate according to an operating system, the processor to transition the apparatus to a first reduced power state upon receipt of a request, the transition to the first reduced power state including the processor to store context information for the computer in the volatile system memory. The apparatus further includes logic to transition the apparatus to a second reduced power state, the logic to copy the context data from the volatile system memory to the nonvolatile memory for the transition to the second reduced power state, where copying of the context data includes the logic to scan the volatile system memory to locate non-active memory elements in the volatile system memory, eliminate the non-active memory elements from the volatile system memory to generate compressed context data, and store the compressed context data in the nonvolatile memory.

    摘要翻译: 快速平台休眠和恢复计算系统。 装置的实施例包括易失性系统存储器,非易失性存储器和根据操作系统操作的处理器,所述处理器在接收到请求时将装置转换到第一降低功率状态,转换到第一减少 电源状态包括处理器,用于存储易失性系统存储器中的计算机的上下文信息。 该装置还包括将装置转换到第二降低功率状态的逻辑,将上下文数据从易失性系统存储器复制到非易失性存储器以转换到第二降低功率状态的逻辑,其中上下文数据的复制包括 扫描易失性系统存储器以定位易失性系统存储器中的非活动存储器元件的逻辑,从易失性系统存储器中消除非活动存储器元件以产生压缩上下文数据,并将压缩上下文数据存储在非易失性存储器中。