Tracing thermal data via performance monitoring
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1. A computer implemented method for tracing thermal data via performance monitoring data in an integrated circuit, comprising:
- setting a performance monitor within the integrated circuit into a tracing mode;
sensing, by a digital thermal sensor, a plurality of actual temperatures of the digital thermal sensor over a time period;
storing the sensed temperatures in a data structure; and
graphically displaying to a user a trace of the sensed temperatures stored in the data structure, wherein the steps of setting, sensing, storing and graphically displaying are performed by the computer implemented method, and wherein the trace of the sensed temperatures is a time-based trace that depicts the sensed temperatures with respect to time, wherein the setting, storing, and graphically displaying steps are performed by a thermal management control state machine residing within the integrated circuit.
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A computer implemented method, data processing system, and processor are provided for tracing thermal data via performance monitoring. A performance monitor is set into a tracing mode. Temperatures are sensed by a digital thermal sensor over a time period. The sensed temperatures are stored in a data structure and a trace of the sensed temperatures is graphically displayed.
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1. A computer implemented method for tracing thermal data via performance monitoring data in an integrated circuit, comprising:
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setting a performance monitor within the integrated circuit into a tracing mode; sensing, by a digital thermal sensor, a plurality of actual temperatures of the digital thermal sensor over a time period; storing the sensed temperatures in a data structure; and graphically displaying to a user a trace of the sensed temperatures stored in the data structure, wherein the steps of setting, sensing, storing and graphically displaying are performed by the computer implemented method, and wherein the trace of the sensed temperatures is a time-based trace that depicts the sensed temperatures with respect to time, wherein the setting, storing, and graphically displaying steps are performed by a thermal management control state machine residing within the integrated circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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