公开(公告)号：US08539132B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US13108554

申请日：2011-05-16

申请人： Robert N. Gibson ,  Joshua H. Stubbs

发明人： Robert N. Gibson ,  Joshua H. Stubbs

IPC分类号： G06F13/32 ,  G06F13/36

CPC分类号： G06F13/32 ,  G06F13/36 ,  G06F13/385 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

摘要： A method and system for dynamically managing a bus within a portable computing device (“PCD”) are described. The method and system include monitoring software requests with a bus manager. The bus manager determines if a software request needs to be converted into at least one of an instantaneous bandwidth value and an average bandwidth value. The bus manager then converts the software requests into these two types of values as needed. The bus manager calculates a sum of average bandwidth values across all software requests in the PCD. With these values, the bus manager may dynamically adjust settings of the bus based on instantaneous or near instantaneous demands from the master devices. This dynamic adjustment of the bus settings may afford more power savings for the PCD during low loads or during sleep states.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在便携式计算设备（“PCD”）内动态管理总线的方法和系统。 该方法和系统包括用总线管理器监视软件请求。 总线管理器确定软件请求是否需要被转换成瞬时带宽值和平均带宽值中的至少一个。 然后总线管理器根据需要将软件请求转换成这两种类型的值。 总线管理器计算PCD中所有软件请求的平均带宽值之和。 通过这些值，总线管理器可以根据主设备的瞬时或近瞬时需求来动态地调整总线的设置。 总线设置的这种动态调整可以在低负载或睡眠状态期间为PCD提供更多的功率节省。

公开(公告)号：US09064050B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-23

申请号：US13253381

申请日：2011-10-05

申请人： Cristian Duroiu ,  Jaya Prakash Subramaniam Ganasan ,  Vinod Chamarty ,  Mark Michael Schaffer ,  Joshua H. Stubbs ,  Robert N. Gibson ,  Kris Tiri ,  Moinul H. Khan ,  Bohuslav Rychlik ,  Serag GadelRab ,  Simon Booth

发明人： Cristian Duroiu ,  Jaya Prakash Subramaniam Ganasan ,  Vinod Chamarty ,  Mark Michael Schaffer ,  Joshua H. Stubbs ,  Robert N. Gibson ,  Kris Tiri ,  Moinul H. Khan ,  Bohuslav Rychlik ,  Serag GadelRab ,  Simon Booth

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/362

CPC分类号： G06F13/362 ,  Y02D10/14

摘要： Devices, systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for arbitrating bus transactions on a communications bus based on health information are disclosed. Health information of master devices can be used to adjust priorities of bus transactions from master devices to meet quality of service requirements of the master devices. In one embodiment, a bus interconnect is provided and configured to communicate bus transactions from any of a plurality of master devices to slave device(s) coupled the bus interconnect. The bus interconnect is further configured to map health information for each of the plurality of master devices into virtual priority space. The bus interconnect is further configured to translate the virtual priority space into a physical priority level for each of the plurality of master devices. The bus interconnect is further configured to arbitrate bus transactions for the plurality of master devices based on physical priority level for the plurality of master devices.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于基于健康信息在通信总线上仲裁总线事务的设备，系统，方法和计算机可读介质。 主设备的健康信息可用于调整主设备总线事务的优先级，以满足主设备的服务质量要求。 在一个实施例中，总线互连被提供和配置为将总线事务从多个主设备中的任一个传送到耦合总线互连的从设备。 总线互连还被配置为将多个主设备中的每一个的健康信息映射到虚拟优先级空间中。 总线互连还被配置为将虚拟优先级空间转换为多个主设备中的每一个的物理优先级。 总线互连还被配置为基于多个主设备的物理优先级来仲裁多个主设备的总线事务。

公开(公告)号：US20120102249A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-26

申请号：US13253381

申请日：2011-10-05

申请人： Cristian Duroiu ,  Jaya Prakash Subramaniam Ganasan ,  Vinod Chamarty ,  Mark Michael Schaffer ,  Joshua H. Stubbs ,  Robert N. Gibson ,  Kris Tiri ,  Moinul H. Khan ,  Bohuslav Rychlik ,  Serag GadelRab ,  Simon Booth

发明人： Cristian Duroiu ,  Jaya Prakash Subramaniam Ganasan ,  Vinod Chamarty ,  Mark Michael Schaffer ,  Joshua H. Stubbs ,  Robert N. Gibson ,  Kris Tiri ,  Moinul H. Khan ,  Bohuslav Rychlik ,  Serag GadelRab ,  Simon Booth

IPC分类号： G06F13/368

CPC分类号： G06F13/362 ,  Y02D10/14

摘要： Devices, systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for arbitrating bus transactions on a communications bus based on health information are disclosed. Health information of master devices can be used to adjust priorities of bus transactions from master devices to meet quality of service requirements of the master devices. In one embodiment, a bus interconnect is provided and configured to communicate bus transactions from any of a plurality of master devices to slave device(s) coupled the bus interconnect. The bus interconnect is further configured to map health information for each of the plurality of master devices into virtual priority space. The bus interconnect is further configured to translate the virtual priority space into a physical priority level for each of the plurality of master devices. The bus interconnect is further configured to arbitrate bus transactions for the plurality of master devices based on physical priority level for the plurality of master devices.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于基于健康信息在通信总线上仲裁总线事务的设备，系统，方法和计算机可读介质。 主设备的健康信息可用于调整主设备总线事务的优先级，以满足主设备的服务质量要求。 在一个实施例中，总线互连被提供和配置为将总线事务从多个主设备中的任一个传送到耦合总线互连的从设备。 总线互连还被配置为将多个主设备中的每一个的健康信息映射到虚拟优先级空间中。 总线互连还被配置为将虚拟优先级空间转换为多个主设备中的每一个的物理优先级。 总线互连还被配置为基于多个主设备的物理优先级来仲裁多个主设备的总线事务。

公开(公告)号：US20120297106A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-22

申请号：US13108554

申请日：2011-05-16

申请人： Robert N. Gibson ,  Joshua H. Stubbs

发明人： Robert N. Gibson ,  Joshua H. Stubbs

IPC分类号： G06F13/36

CPC分类号： G06F13/32 ,  G06F13/36 ,  G06F13/385 ,  Y02D10/14 ,  Y02D10/151

摘要： A method and system for dynamically managing a bus within a portable computing device (“PCD”) are described. The method and system include monitoring software requests with a bus manager. The bus manager determines if a software request needs to be converted into at least one of an instantaneous bandwidth value and an average bandwidth value. The bus manager then converts the software requests into these two types of values as needed. The bus manager calculates a sum of average bandwidth values across all software requests in the PCD. With these values, the bus manager may dynamically adjust settings of the bus based on instantaneous or near instantaneous demands from the master devices. This dynamic adjustment of the bus settings may afford more power savings for the PCD during low loads or during sleep states.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在便携式计算设备（PCD）内动态管理总线的方法和系统。 该方法和系统包括用总线管理器监视软件请求。 总线管理器确定软件请求是否需要被转换成瞬时带宽值和平均带宽值中的至少一个。 然后总线管理器根据需要将软件请求转换成这两种类型的值。 总线管理器计算PCD中所有软件请求的平均带宽值之和。 通过这些值，总线管理器可以根据主设备的瞬时或近瞬时需求来动态地调整总线的设置。 总线设置的这种动态调整可以在低负载或睡眠状态期间为PCD提供更多的功率节省。

公开(公告)号：US08595366B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-26

申请号：US13101937

申请日：2011-05-05

申请人： Purandar Mukundan ,  Brian J. Salsbery ,  Norman S. Gargash ,  Robert N. Gibson ,  Sean D. Sweeney

发明人： Purandar Mukundan ,  Brian J. Salsbery ,  Norman S. Gargash ,  Robert N. Gibson ,  Sean D. Sweeney

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L49/1576 ,  H04L49/254

摘要： A method and system for dynamically creating and servicing master-slave pairs within and across switch fabrics of a portable computing device (“PCD”) are described. The system and method includes receiving a client request comprising a master-slave pair and conducting a search for a slave corresponding to the master-slave pair. A route for communications within and across switch fabrics is created and that corresponds to the master-slave pair. One or more handles or arrays may be stored in a memory device that correspond to the created route. Next, bandwidth across the route may be set. After the bandwidth across the newly created route is set, the client request originating the master-slave pair may be serviced using the created route. Conducting the search for the slave may include comparing unique identifiers assigned to each slave in a master-slave hierarchy. The search within and across switch fabrics may also include reviewing a fabric route check table for slaves that can be interrogated within a switch fabric.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在便携式计算设备（“PCD”）的交换结构内和之间动态地创建和维护主 - 从对的方法和系统。 该系统和方法包括接收包括主 - 从对的客户端请求，并对与主 - 从对相对应的从设备进行搜索。 创建交换结构内和跨交换结构之间的通信路由，并且对应于主 - 从对。 一个或多个手柄或阵列可以存储在对应于所创建的路线的存储器件中。 接下来，可以设置路由上的带宽。 在新创建的路由上的带宽被设置之后，可以使用所创建的路由来服务发起主 - 从对的客户端请求。 进行从属搜索可能包括比较分配给主从层次结构中每个从属单元的唯一标识符。 交换结构内和跨交换结构中的搜索还可以包括查看可以在交换结构内被询问的从站的结构路由检查表。

公开(公告)号：US20120284354A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-08

申请号：US13101937

申请日：2011-05-05

申请人： Purandar MUKUNDAN ,  Brian J. Salsbery ,  Norman S. Gargash ,  Robert N. Gibson ,  Sean D. Sweeney

发明人： Purandar MUKUNDAN ,  Brian J. Salsbery ,  Norman S. Gargash ,  Robert N. Gibson ,  Sean D. Sweeney

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L49/1576 ,  H04L49/254

摘要： A method and system for dynamically creating and servicing master-slave pairs within and across switch fabrics of a portable computing device (“PCD”) are described. The system and method includes receiving a client request comprising a master-slave pair and conducting a search for a slave corresponding to the master-slave pair. A route for communications within and across switch fabrics is created and that corresponds to the master-slave pair. One or more handles or arrays may be stored in a memory device that correspond to the created route. Next, bandwidth across the route may be set. After the bandwidth across the newly created route is set, the client request originating the master-slave pair may be serviced using the created route. Conducting the search for the slave may include comparing unique identifiers assigned to each slave in a master-slave hierarchy. The search within and across switch fabrics may also include reviewing a fabric route check table for slaves that can be interrogated within a switch fabric.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在便携式计算设备（PCD）的交换结构内和之间动态地创建和维护主 - 从对的方法和系统。 该系统和方法包括接收包括主 - 从对的客户端请求，并对与主 - 从对相对应的从设备进行搜索。 创建交换结构内和跨交换结构之间的通信路由，并且对应于主 - 从对。 一个或多个手柄或阵列可以存储在对应于所创建的路线的存储器件中。 接下来，可以设置路由上的带宽。 在新创建的路由上的带宽被设置之后，可以使用所创建的路由来服务发起主 - 从对的客户端请求。 进行从属搜索可能包括比较分配给主从层次结构中每个从属单元的唯一标识符。 交换结构内和跨交换结构中的搜索还可以包括查看可以在交换结构内被询问的从站的结构路由检查表。