Mobile device and method for exposing and managing a set of performance scaling algorithms

A mobile device, comprising:

• a multiple-core processor communicatively coupled to a non-volatile memory, the non-volatile memory containing:
• a set of programs defined by a respective combination of a performance scaling algorithm and a set of parameters;
• a startup program that when executed by the multiple-core processor identifies at least one member of the set of programs suitable for monitoring operation of the mobile device and scaling the performance of an identified processor core;
• and
• an application programming interface that exposes the set of programs.

A computer program product comprising a computer-usable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein, said computer-readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for managing a set of performance scaling algorithms on a mobile device, said method comprising:

• selecting a member from a set of programs suitable for scaling the performance of a processor core operable on the mobile device to define a select program, the set of programs defined by a respective combination of a performance scaling algorithm and a respective set of parameters;
• loading the select program in a processor operable on the mobile device in response to a startup sequence;
• monitoring use of the mobile device to identify a condition indicative that a replacement program from the set of programs is to replace the select program;
• and
• replacing the select program with the replacement program during run time.