Configurable low memory modes for reduced power consumption

A method for configuring memory, comprising:

• determining an operating mode of an application executing on a processing system, the operating mode being one of a plurality of operating modes of the application, wherein each operating mode of the plurality of operating modes corresponds to a different configuration of memory, the configurations of memory corresponding to different portions of memory that are active or inactive;
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• configuring the memory based on the determined operating mode of the application.

An apparatus for configuring memory, comprising:

• means for determining an operating mode of an application executing on the means for determining, the operating mode being one of a plurality of operating modes of the application, wherein each operating mode of the plurality of operating modes corresponds to a different configuration of memory, the configurations of memory corresponding to different portions of memory that are active or inactive;
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• means for configuring the memory based on the determined operating mode of the application.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for:

• determining an operating mode of an application executing on a processing system, the operating mode being one of a plurality of operating modes of the application, wherein each operating mode of the plurality of operating modes corresponds to a different configuration of memory, the configurations of memory corresponding to different portions of memory that are active or inactive;
• and
• configuring the memory based on the determined operating mode of the application.