Guarded, multi-metric resource control for safe and efficient microprocessor management

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

• monitor for an intended action to address a negative condition from a resource manager in a plurality of resource managers in a data processing system;
• responsive to receiving the intended action, determine whether the intended action will cause an additional negative condition within the data processing system;
• responsive to determining that the intended action will cause the additional negative condition within the data processing system, identify a plurality of alternative actions to be implemented in the data processing system that addresses the negative condition while not causing any additional negative condition, wherein the computer readable program to identify the plurality of alternative actions to be implemented in the data processing system further causes the computing device to:
• identify a function that addresses the negative condition based on the negative condition and the additional negative condition;
• and
• identify at least one of a first set of units within the data processing system to permit power optimization of, a second set of units within the data processing system to prevent power optimization of, or one or more parameters to adjust for a third set of units within the data processing system in order to address the negative condition while not causing any additional negative condition;
• and
• implement the plurality of alternative actions in the data processing system.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• monitor for an intended action to address a negative condition from a resource manager in a plurality of resource managers in a data processing system;
• responsive to receiving the intended action, determine whether the intended action will cause an additional negative condition within the data processing system;
• responsive to determining that the intended action will cause the additional negative condition within the data processing system, identify a plurality of alternative actions to be implemented in the data processing system that addresses the negative condition while not causing any additional negative condition, wherein the instructions to identify the plurality of alternative actions to be implemented in the data processing system further cause the processor to:
• identify a function that addresses the negative condition based on the negative condition and the additional negative condition;
• and
• identify at least one of a first set of units within the data processing system to permit power optimization of, a second set of units within the data processing system to prevent power optimization of, or one or more parameters to adjust for a third set of units within the data processing system in order to address the negative condition while not causing any additional negative condition;
• and
• implement the plurality of alternative actions in the data processing system.