METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE THROTTLING IN COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS

• US 20080120485A1
• Filed: 11/20/2006
• Published: 05/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Bulusu, Mallik, Zimmer, Vincent J., Rothman, Michael A., Swanson, Robert C.
• Granted Patent: US 7,596,714 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/165
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3466 Performance evaluation by tracing or monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 12/06 Addressing a physical block of locations, e.g. base addressing, module addressing, memory dedication G06F12/08 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 12/08 in hierarchically structured memory systems, e.g. virtual memory systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/1668 Details of memory controller
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/86 Event-based monitoring

Abstract

Methods and apparatus to manage throttling in computing environments are described herein. One example method may include receiving an indication that a first memory module has reached a temperature and remapping information from the first memory module to a second memory in response to the received indication. Other methods are described.

Claims

1. A method to manage throttling in computing environment, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that a first memory module has reached a temperature; and

remapping information from the first memory module to a second memory in response to the received indication.

2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the second memory comprises a second memory module.

3. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the second memory comprises flash memory.

4. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein the second memory comprises a hard drive.

5. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein receiving the indication comprises receiving an interrupt from the first memory module.

6. A method as defined in claim 5, wherein receiving the indication comprises receiving signals from a system management bus.

7. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising maintaining a structure indicating portions of the first memory module that have been accessed.

8. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising receiving an indication that a system in which the first memory module and the second memory reside has reached a system temperature.

9. A method as defined in claim 8, further comprising disabling the first memory module in response to the indication that the system has reached a system temperature.

10. A method as defined in claim 9, wherein disabling the first memory module comprises performing Advanced Configuration and Power Interface hot unplug operation.

11. An article of manufacture comprising a machine-accessible medium having a plurality of machine accessible instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to:

receive an indication that a first memory module has reached a temperature; and

remap information from the first memory module to a second memory in response to the received indication.

12. A machine-accessible medium as defined by claim 11, wherein the second memory comprises a second memory module.

13. A machine-accessible medium as defined by claim 11, wherein the second memory comprises flash memory.

14. A machine-accessible medium as defined by claim 11, wherein the second memory comprises a hard drive.

15. A machine-accessible medium as defined by claim 11, wherein receiving the indication comprises receiving an interrupt from the first memory module.

16. A machine-accessible medium as defined by claim 15, wherein receiving the indication comprises receiving signals from a system management bus.

17. A machine-accessible medium as defined by claim 11, wherein the plurality of machine accessible instructions, when executed, cause a machine to maintain a structure indicating portions of the first memory module that have been accessed.

18. A machine-accessible medium as defined by claim 11, wherein the plurality of machine accessible instructions, when executed, cause a machine to receive an indication that a system in which the first memory module and the second memory reside has reached a system temperature.

19. A machine-accessible medium as defined by claim 18, wherein the plurality of machine accessible instructions, when executed, cause a machine to disable the first memory module in response to the indication that the system has reached a system temperature.

20. A machine-accessible medium as defined by claim 19, wherein disabling the first memory module comprises performing Advanced Configuration and Power Interface hot unplug operation.