公开(公告)号：US07840825B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-23

申请号：US11838331

申请日：2007-08-14

申请人： Peter Altevogt ,  Hans Boettiger ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Lutz Stiege ,  Malcolm S. Ware

发明人： Peter Altevogt ,  Hans Boettiger ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Lutz Stiege ,  Malcolm S. Ware

IPC分类号： G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/324 ,  G06F1/3296 ,  Y02D10/126 ,  Y02D10/172

摘要： A method for autonomous dynamic voltage (v) and frequency (f) scaling (DVFS) of a microprocessor, wherein autonomous detection of phases of high microprocessor workload and prediction of their duration is performed (PID). The microprocessor frequency (f) will be temporarily increased (LUT) to an appropriate safe value (even beyond its nominal frequency) consistent with technological and ambient constraints in order to improve performance when the computer system comprising the microprocessor benefits most, while during phases of low microprocessor workload its frequency (f) and voltage (v) will be decreased to save energy. This technique exploits hidden performance capabilities and improves the total performance of a computer system without compromising operational stability. No additional hardware such as service processors is needed for contemporary computer systems supporting performance counters and DFVS already. The invention allows significantly increasing the total computer system performance with only minimal impact on power (PMAX, PACTUAL) consumption.

摘要翻译： 一种用于微处理器的自主动态电压（v）和频率（f）缩放（DVFS）的方法，其中执行高微处理器工作负载的相位的自主检测及其持续时间的预测（PID）。 微处理器频率（f）将临时增加（LUT）到与技术和环境约束一致的适当安全值（甚至超过其标称频率），以便当包括微处理器的计算机系统受益最大时，提高性能，同时在 低微处理器工作负载，其频率（f）和电压（v）将降低以节省能源。 该技术利用隐藏的性能功能，并提高计算机系统的总体性能，而不会影响操作稳定性。 不需要支持性能计数器和DFVS的现代计算机系统等附加硬件，如服务处理器。 本发明允许显着地增加总计算机系统性能，而对功率（PMAX，PACTUAL）消耗的影响最小。

公开(公告)号：US20080098254A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-24

申请号：US11838331

申请日：2007-08-14

申请人： Peter Altevogt ,  Hans Boettiger ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Lutz Stiege ,  Malcolm S. Ware

发明人： Peter Altevogt ,  Hans Boettiger ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Lutz Stiege ,  Malcolm S. Ware

IPC分类号： G06F1/08

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/324 ,  G06F1/3296 ,  Y02D10/126 ,  Y02D10/172

摘要： A method for autonomous dynamic voltage (v) and frequency (f) scaling (DVFS) of a microprocessor, wherein autonomous detection of phases of high microprocessor workload and prediction of their duration is performed (PID). The microprocessor frequency (f) will be temporarily increased (LUT) to an appropriate safe value (even beyond its nominal frequency) consistent with technological and ambient constraints in order to improve performance when the computer system comprising the microprocessor benefits most, while during phases of low microprocessor workload its frequency (f) and voltage (v) will be decreased to save energy. This technique exploits hidden performance capabilities and improves the total performance of a computer system without compromising operational stability. No additional hardware such as service processors is needed for contemporary computer systems supporting performance counters and DFVS already. The invention allows significantly increasing the total computer system performance with only minimal impact on power (PMAX, PACTUAL) consumption.

摘要翻译： 一种用于微处理器的自主动态电压（v）和频率（f）缩放（DVFS）的方法，其中执行高微处理器工作负载的相位的自主检测及其持续时间的预测（PID）。 微处理器频率（f）将临时增加（LUT）到与技术和环境约束一致的适当的安全值（甚至超过其标称频率），以便当包括微处理器的计算机系统受益最大时，提高性能，同时在 低微处理器工作负载，其频率（f）和电压（v）将降低以节省能源。 该技术利用隐藏的性能功能，并提高计算机系统的总体性能，而不会影响操作稳定性。 不需要支持性能计数器和DFVS的现代计算机系统等附加硬件，如服务处理器。 本发明允许显着地增加总计算机系统的性能，而对功率（P MAX），功耗（P <

公开(公告)号：US07272517B1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-18

申请号：US11380101

申请日：2006-04-25

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Karthick Rajamani ,  Juan C. Rubio ,  Malcolm S. Ware

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Karthick Rajamani ,  Juan C. Rubio ,  Malcolm S. Ware

IPC分类号： G01R21/00 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/3409 ,  G01R21/1333 ,  G06F11/3452 ,  G06F2201/88 ,  Y02D10/34

摘要： A method and system for providing performance estimations for a specified power budget provides an indication of the impact on processing performance when closed-loop power/performance control is employed to meet the specified power budget. A workload, which may be the actual workload, or a test workload is run to determine actual power consumption at intervals during the execution of the workload. The power values are examined and if they exceed the specified budget, which may be one of multiple possible budget values, an estimate of the amount by and duration for which the closed-loop power/performance control would have to reduce the performance of the system for each interval in order to provide an estimate of actual performance for the budgetary level(s). The estimate is informed by tests of the workload at each power/performance level to provide a non-linear estimate of the relationship between performance and power for the particular workload.

摘要翻译： 用于为指定功率预算提供性能估计的方法和系统提供了当采用闭环功率/性能控制以满足指定功率预算时对处理性能的影响的指示。 运行可能是实际工作负载的工作负载或测试工作负载，以确定在执行工作负载期间的间隔实际功耗。 检查功率值，如果它们超出了可能是多个可能预算值之一的指定预算，则闭环功率/性能控制必须降低系统性能的量和持续时间的估计 为每个间隔提供对预算级别的实际绩效的估计。 通过对每个功率/性能级别的工作负载测试通知估计值，以提供对特定工作负载的性能和功耗之间的关系的非线性估计。

公开(公告)号：US08677160B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US13546090

申请日：2012-07-11

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

IPC分类号： G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203

摘要： Methods, computers, and products for managing power consumption of a computer, the computer including a computer processor and managing power consumption of a computer includes: dynamically during operation of the computer, setting, by an in-band power manager in dependence upon performance metrics of the computer processor, a current performance state (‘p-state’) of the computer processor; and providing, by the in-band power manager to an out-of-band power manager, the current p-state of the computer processor.

摘要翻译： 用于管理计算机的功耗的方法，计算机和产品，包括计算机处理器的计算机和管理计算机的功耗的方法，计算机和产品包括：在计算机运行期间动态地根据性能度量由带内功率管理器进行设置 计算机处理器的当前性能状态（'p状态'）; 以及由所述带内功率管理器向所述带外功率管理器提供所述计算机处理器的当前p状态。

公开(公告)号：US08103884B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-24

申请号：US12146085

申请日：2008-06-25

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

IPC分类号： G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/206 ,  Y02D10/16

摘要： Methods and products for managing power consumption of a computer and computers for which power consumption is managed. The computer includes the computer including a computer processor and embodiments of the present invention include providing, by an in-band power manger to an out-of-band power manager, a proposed performance state (‘p-state’) for the computer processor; determining, by the out-of-band power manager, in dependence upon a power setpoint and currently-measured operating metrics of the computer processor, whether to approve the proposed p-state; and if the out-of-band power manager approves the proposed p-state, setting operating parameters of the computer processor according to the approved p-state.

摘要翻译： 用于管理计算机和功耗管理的计算机的功耗的方法和产品。 计算机包括包括计算机处理器的计算机，并且本发明的实施例包括通过带内功率管理器向带外功率管理器提供用于计算机处理器的建议的性能状态（“p状态”） ; 由带外功率管理器根据功率设定点和计算机处理器的当前测量的操作度量来确定是否批准所提出的p状态; 并且如果带外功率管理器批准所提出的p状态，则根据批准的p状态来设置计算机处理器的操作参数。

公开(公告)号：US08307220B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US12146056

申请日：2008-06-25

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

IPC分类号： G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203

摘要： Methods, computers, and products for managing power consumption of a computer, the computer including a computer processor and managing power consumption of a computer includes: dynamically during operation of the computer, setting, by an in-band power manager in dependence upon performance metrics of the computer processor, a current performance state (‘p-state’) of the computer processor; and providing, by the in-band power manager to an out-of-band power manager, the current p-state of the computer processor.

摘要翻译： 用于管理计算机的功耗的方法，计算机和产品，包括计算机处理器的计算机和管理计算机的功耗的方法，计算机和产品包括：在计算机运行期间动态地根据性能度量由带内功率管理器进行设置 计算机处理器的当前性能状态（p状态）; 以及由所述带内功率管理器向所述带外功率管理器提供所述计算机处理器的当前p状态。

公开(公告)号：US20090327765A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-31

申请号：US12146085

申请日：2008-06-25

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

IPC分类号： G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/206 ,  Y02D10/16

摘要： Methods and products for managing power consumption of a computer and computers for which power consumption is managed. The computer includes the computer including a computer processor and embodiments of the present invention include providing, by an in-band power manger to an out-of-band power manager, a proposed performance state (‘p-state’) for the computer processor; determining, by the out-of-band power manager, in dependence upon a power setpoint and currently-measured operating metrics of the computer processor, whether to approve the proposed p-state; and if the out-of-band power manager approves the proposed p-state, setting operating parameters of the computer processor according to the approved p-state.

摘要翻译： 用于管理计算机和功耗管理的计算机的功耗的方法和产品。 计算机包括包括计算机处理器的计算机，并且本发明的实施例包括通过带内功率管理器向带外功率管理器提供用于计算机处理器的建议的性能状态（“p状态”） ; 由带外功率管理器根据功率设定点和计算机处理器的当前测量的操作度量来确定是否批准所提出的p状态; 并且如果带外功率管理器批准所提出的p状态，则根据批准的p状态来设置计算机处理器的操作参数。

公开(公告)号：US20090327764A1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-31

申请号：US12146056

申请日：2008-06-25

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcolm S. Ware

IPC分类号： G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203

摘要： Methods, computers, and products for managing power consumption of a computer, the computer including a computer processor and managing power consumption of a computer includes: dynamically during operation of the computer, setting, by an in-band power manager in dependence upon performance metrics of the computer processor, a current performance state (‘p-state’) of the computer processor; and providing, by the in-band power manager to an out-of-band power manager, the current p-state of the computer processor.

摘要翻译： 用于管理计算机的功耗的方法，计算机和产品，包括计算机处理器的计算机和管理计算机的功耗的方法，计算机和产品包括：在计算机运行期间动态地根据性能度量由带内功率管理器进行设置 计算机处理器的当前性能状态（'p状态'）; 以及由所述带内功率管理器向所述带外功率管理器提供所述计算机处理器的当前p状态。

公开(公告)号：US07925901B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-12

申请号：US11686418

申请日：2007-03-15

申请人： Wesley M. Felter ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Tyler Bletsch

发明人： Wesley M. Felter ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Tyler Bletsch

IPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203 ,  G06F1/324 ,  G06F1/3296 ,  Y02D10/126 ,  Y02D10/172

摘要： A method and system for estimating processor utilization from power measurements provides an estimate of processor utilization that can be computed outside of the processor and operating system. Measurements of the processor power consumption are gathered over short intervals in a histogram. The idle power consumption of the processor is determined, and a threshold value higher than the idle power consumption level is computed from the idle power consumption. The number of histogram counts for bins greater than the threshold is normalized to the total number of measurements, providing a fractional value that corresponds to the processor utilization over the measurement interval. The fractional value can then be used in a power management algorithm that adjusts the frequency and optionally the voltage of the processor or group of processors based on their utilization.

摘要翻译： 用于从功率测量估计处理器利用率的方法和系统提供可以在处理器和操作系统之外计算的处理器利用率的估计。 在直方图中以短时间间隔收集处理器功耗的测量。 确定处理器的空闲功耗，并根据空闲功耗计算高于空闲功耗水平的阈值。 对于大于阈值的箱体的直方图计数的数量被归一化为测量的总数，提供与测量间隔上的处理器利用率相对应的分数值。 然后，分数值可用于功率管理算法，其根据其利用率来调整处理器或处理器组的频率和可选的电压。

公开(公告)号：US20120284540A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-08

申请号：US13546090

申请日：2012-07-11

申请人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcom S. Ware

发明人： Thomas M. Brey ,  Wesley M. Felter ,  Sumeet Kochar ,  Charles R. Lefurgy ,  Ryuji Orita ,  Freeman L. Rawson, III ,  Malcom S. Ware

IPC分类号： G06F1/26

CPC分类号： G06F1/3203

摘要： Methods, computers, and products for managing power consumption of a computer, the computer including a computer processor and managing power consumption of a computer includes: dynamically during operation of the computer, setting, by an in-band power manager in dependence upon performance metrics of the computer processor, a current performance state (‘p-state’) of the computer processor; and providing, by the in-band power manager to an out-of-band power manager, the current p-state of the computer processor.

摘要翻译： 用于管理计算机的功耗的方法，计算机和产品，包括计算机处理器的计算机和管理计算机的功耗的方法，计算机和产品包括：在计算机运行期间动态地根据性能度量由带内功率管理器进行设置 计算机处理器的当前性能状态（p状态）; 以及由所述带内功率管理器向所述带外功率管理器提供所述计算机处理器的当前p状态。