Performance level setting of a data processing system
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1. A method of calculating a target processor performance level of a processor from a utilisation history of said processor in performance of a plurality of processing tasks, said method comprising the steps of:
- calculating a task work value indicating processor utilisation in performing a given processing task within a predetermined task time-interval; and
calculating said target processor performance level in dependence upon said task work value.
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Abstract
A target processor performance level is calculated from a utilisation history of a processor in performance of a plurality of processing tasks. The method comprises calculating a task work value indicating processor utilisation in performing a given processing task within a predetermined task time-interval and calculating a target processor performance level in dependence upon the task work value.
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1. A method of calculating a target processor performance level of a processor from a utilisation history of said processor in performance of a plurality of processing tasks, said method comprising the steps of:
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calculating a task work value indicating processor utilisation in performing a given processing task within a predetermined task time-interval; and
calculating said target processor performance level in dependence upon said task work value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product bearing a computer program for controlling a computer to calculate a target processor performance level of a processor from a utilisation history of said processor in performance of a plurality of processing tasks, said computer program comprising:
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task work value calculating code operable to calculate a task work value indicating processor utilisation in performing a given processing task within a predetermined task time-interval; and
target processor performance calculating code operable to calculate said target processor performance level in dependence upon said task work value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Apparatus for calculating a target processor performance level of a processor from a utilisation history of said processor in performance of a plurality of processing tasks, said apparatus comprising:
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task work value calculating logic operable to calculate a task work value indicating processor utilisation in performing a given processing task within a predetermined task time-interval; and
target processor performance calculating logic operable to calculate said target processor performance level in dependence upon said task work value. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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