FORCED IDLE OF A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A machine-implemented method, comprising:
- monitoring one or more constraint parameters of a system; and
forcing the system into an idle state for a first portion of a time while allowing the system to continue to operate for a second portion of the time based on the one or more constraint parameters, wherein the forcing is performed in response to comparing a target idle time to an actual idle time.
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Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to manage a power of a data processing system are described. One or more constraint parameters of a system are monitored. The data processing system is forced into an idle state for a first portion of a time while allowed to operate for a second portion of the time based on the one or more constraint parameters, wherein the system is forced into the idle state in response to comparing a target idle time to an actual idle time. The target idle time of the system is determined, in one embodiment, based on the one or more constraint parameters. The actual idle time of the system may be monitored to take into account interrupts which disrupt an idle time and idle times resulting from no software instructions to execute. The system may be allowed to operate based on comparisons of the target idle time and the actual idle time.
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25 Claims
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1. A machine-implemented method, comprising:
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monitoring one or more constraint parameters of a system; and forcing the system into an idle state for a first portion of a time while allowing the system to continue to operate for a second portion of the time based on the one or more constraint parameters, wherein the forcing is performed in response to comparing a target idle time to an actual idle time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data processing system, comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; one or more sensors coupled to the processor to monitor one or more constraint parameters of the system, wherein the processor is configured to force the system into an idle state for a first portion of a time while allowing the system to operate for a second portion of the time based on the one or more constraint parameters, wherein the processor is configured to force the system into the idle state in response to comparing a target idle time to an actual idle time. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A machine-readable storage medium storing executable program instructions which cause a data processing system to perform operations, comprising:
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monitoring one or more constraint parameters of a system; and forcing the system into an idle state for a first portion of a time while allowing the system to operate for a second portion of the time based on the one or more constraint parameters, wherein the forcing is performed in response to comparing a target idle time to an actual idle time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A data processing system, comprising:
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means for monitoring one or more constraint parameters of a system; and means for forcing the system into an idle state for a first portion of a time while allowing the system to operate for a second portion of the time based on the one or more constraint parameters, wherein the forcing is performed in response to comparing a target idle time to an actual idle time. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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