摘要:
A method and apparatus for providing automatic frequency and voltage selection for microprocessors in a computer system. Microprocessor identification (ID) bits are burned into a microprocessor during manufacture to specify the correct bus frequency and core voltage. A clock generator and voltage regulator are provided to receive and interpret the ID bits and provide the correct frequency and voltage.
摘要:
A method and apparatus of making a computer system using the peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus architecture compatible with an Apple computer system are provided. In a preferred embodiment mechanism is used for dedicating interrupt request lines to each of a plurality of input/output (I/O) devices, a mechanism for providing an interrupt request from one of the plurality of I/O devices to a processor, and a mechanism for disabling an interrupt controller on the motherboard of the system (or onboard interrupt controller) so as to allow an interrupt controller residing on an Apple adapter to control the system. The interrupt controller on the Apple adapter contains an input for each of the various I/O adapters attached to the computer system and also provides a request line to the processor.
摘要:
A CHRP compliant Apple adapter is provided. The adapter comprises an onboard interrupt controller to control a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) based computer system. The adapter also comprises a mechanism for disabling a pre-existing system interrupt controller. The onboard interrupt controller contains an interrupt request input for each of a plurality of I/O devices attached to the computer system and also provides an interrupt request to a processor.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for receiving and transmitting programming data through an application specific integrated circuit is provided. In a first embodiment, the application specific integrated circuit comprises a main circuit, at least two input/output (I/O) mechanisms connected to the main circuit for transferring data into and out of the main circuit and a mechanism for receiving and transmitting the programming data. The mechanism for transmitting the programming data includes a tri-state buffer that is activated by a programming enable signal. In a second embodiment, the input and output of the buffer are multiplexed with the two I/O mechanisms connected to the main circuit.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for speculatively executing a single threaded program within a multi-core processor which includes identifying an idle core within the multi-core processor, performing a look ahead operation on the single thread instructions to identify speculative instructions within the single thread instructions, and allocating the idle core to execute the speculative instructions.
摘要:
Secure communication of data between devices includes encrypting unencrypted data at a first device by reordering unencrypted bits provided in parallel on a device bus, including data and control bits, from an unencrypted order to form encrypted data including a plurality of encrypted bits in parallel in an encrypted order defined by a key. The encrypted data may be transmitted to another device where the encrypted data is decrypted by using the key to order the encrypted bits to restore the unencrypted order thereby to reform the unencrypted data.
摘要:
A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer usable code are provided for burn-in testing of a multiprocessor. A process identifies a power management data set for a plurality of processor cores associated with the multiprocessor. The process selects one or more of the plurality of processor cores to form a selected set of processor cores based upon the power management data set. The process initiates a burn-in test across the selected set of processor cores. In response to a determination that all processor cores in the plurality of processor cores have not been selected, the process repeats the above selecting and initiating steps until all the processor cores have been selected.
摘要:
A system and method to optimize multi-core microprocessor performance using voltage offsets is presented. A multi-core device tests each of its processor cores in order to identify each processor core's optimum supply voltage. In turn, the device configures voltage offset networks for each processor core based upon each processor core's identified optimum supply voltage. As a result, the offset voltages produced by the voltage offset networks are subtracted from the multi-core device's main voltage, which results in the voltage offset networks supplying optimum supply voltages to each processor core. The voltage offset networks may include fuses to generate a fixed voltage offset, or the voltage offset networks may include a control circuit to dynamically adjust voltage offsets during the multi-core device's operation.
摘要:
The disclosed methodology and apparatus may reduce heat generation in a multi-core processor. In one embodiment, a multi-core processor cycles selected processor cores off in a predetermined pattern across the processor die over time to reduce the average heat generation by the processor. The disclosed multi-core processor may reduce or avoid undesirable hot spots that impact processor life.
摘要:
A design structure for a processor may be embodied in a machine readable medium for designing, manufacturing or testing a processor integrated circuit. The design structure may control heat generation in a multi-core processor. The design structure may specify that each processor core includes a temperature sensor that reports temperature information to a processor controller. The design structure may also specify that if a particular processor core exceeds a predetermined temperature, the processor controller disables that processor core to allow that processor core to cool. The design structure may also specify that the processor controller enables the previously disabled processor core when the previously disabled processor core cools sufficiently to a normal operating temperature. In this manner, a multi-core processor may avoid undesirable hot spots that impact processor life.