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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, New Tech Park, SG;
John W. Nicholson, Cary, NC (US);
Michael T. Vanover, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jianbang Zhang, Cary, NC (US);
Jason A. Matteson, Raleigh, NC (US);
LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
An apparatus for selecting a function includes a comparison module that compares energy consumption characteristics of a plurality of processors available for execution of a function, where each energy consumption characteristic varies as a function of function size. The apparatus includes a selection module that selects, based on the size of the function, a processor from the plurality of processors with a lowest energy consumption for execution of the function. The apparatus includes an execution module that executes the function on the selected processor.