Maximum current throttling
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsRuoying Mary Ma, Craig Forbell, Soethiha Soe, Jawad Haj-Yihia
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Abstract
Systems and methods may provide for monitoring a current provided from a voltage regulator to a non-core region of a processor, and asserting a throttle signal to the non-core region of the processor if the current exceeds a supply capability threshold of the voltage regulator. In one example, a specified current supply capability of the non-core region is greater than a current supply capability of the voltage regulator, and the supply capability threshold is less than the specified current supply capability of the non-core region and an over current protection threshold of the non-core region.
Claims32
A system comprising:
- a voltage regulator having a supply capability threshold;
- a processor including logic coupled to the voltage regulator;
- and
- circuitry to,
- monitor a current provided from the voltage regulator to the logic of the processor, and
- assert a throttle signal to the logic of the processor if the current exceeds the supply capability threshold of the voltage regulator, wherein the logic is to reduce a workload of the logic in response to the throttle signal.
The system of claim I, wherein the processor includes an input output (IO) controller.
An apparatus comprising:
- circuitry to,
- monitor a current provided from a voltage regulator to logic of a processor, and
- assert a throttle signal to the logic of the processor if the current exceeds a supply capability threshold of the voltage regulator.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, if executed by a device, cause the device to:
- monitor a current provided from a voltage regulator to logic of a processor;
- and
- assert a throttle signal to the logic of the processor if the current exceeds a supply capability threshold of the voltage regulator.
A computer implemented method comprising:
- monitoring a current provided from a voltage regulator to logic of a processor;
- and
- asserting a throttle signal to the logic of the processor if the current exceeds a supply capability threshold of the voltage regulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.