Mechanism for providing power management through virtualization
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1. A method of providing power management, the method comprising:
- monitoring utilization of a platform device by one or more virtual machines; and
managing power consumption of the platform device based on the monitoring.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for providing power management via virtualization includes monitoring the utilization of a host platform device by one or more virtual machines and managing power consumption of the host platform device based on the results of monitoring.
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1. A method of providing power management, the method comprising:
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monitoring utilization of a platform device by one or more virtual machines; and
managing power consumption of the platform device based on the monitoring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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14. A system comprising:
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a computing platform to implement, at least, a virtual machine monitor (VMM) and one or more virtual machines;
the VMM to monitor utilization of a platform device by said one or more virtual machines and to manage power consumption of the platform device based on the monitoring.
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17. An apparatus for providing power management, the apparatus comprising:
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a resource watch module to monitor utilization of a platform device by one or more virtual machines; and
a virtual machine monitor (VMM) coupled with the resource watch module, the VMM is to manage power consumption of the platform device based on the monitoring.
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29. A computer readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed on a processor, cause said processor to perform operations comprising:
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monitoring utilization of a platform device by one or more virtual machines; and
managing power consumption of the platform device based on the monitoring.
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