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Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2017
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Efraim Rotem, Haifa, IL;

Eliezer Weissmann, Haifa, IL;

Doron Rajwan, Rishon Le-Zion, IL;

Nir Rosenzweig, Givat Ella, IL;

Yoni Aizik, Haifa, IL;

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/324 (2019.01); G06F 1/3296 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/324 (2013.01); G06F 1/3296 (2013.01);
Abstract

A processor includes a plurality of cores, at least two of which may execute redundantly, a configuration register to store a first synchronization domain indicator to indicate that a first core and a second core are associated with a first synchronization domain, and a power controller having a synchronization circuit to cause a dynamic adjustment to a frequency of at least one of the first and second cores to cause these cores to operate at a common frequency, based at least in part on the first synchronization domain indicator.


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