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US 2024/0201777 A1Published application
Dynamic configuration of processor sub-components
AssigneeAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.
InventorsJames Mossman, Robert Cohen, Sudherssen Kalaiselvan, Tzu-Wei Lin
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Abstract
The disclosed method includes observing a utilization of a target sub-component of a functional unit of a processor using a control circuit coupled to the target sub-component. The method also includes detecting that the utilization is outside a desired utilization range and throttling one or more sub-components of the functional unit to reduce a power consumption of the functional unit. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a functional unit of a processor comprising at least one sub-component including a target sub-component;
- and
- a control circuit coupled to the target sub-component and configured to:
- observe a utilization of the target sub-component;
- detect that the utilization is outside a desired utilization range;
- and
- throttle, in response to the detection, at least one sub-component of the functional unit to reduce a power consumption of the functional unit.
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A method comprising:
- observing, using a control circuit coupled to a target sub-component of a functional unit of a processor, a utilization of the target sub-component based on a workload that is input into the target sub-component;
- detecting that the utilization is outside a desired utilization range for the workload;
- and
- throttling at least one sub-component of the functional unit to reduce a power consumption of the functional unit.
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A system comprising:
- a physical memory;
- and
- at least one physical processor comprising:
- a functional unit comprising at least one sub-component including a target sub-component;
- and
- a control circuit coupled to the target sub-component and configured to:
- observe a workload and a utilization of the target sub-component;
- detect that the utilization is outside a desired utilization range for the workload;
- and
- throttle at least one sub-component of the functional unit to reduce a power consumption of the physical processor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.