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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Haiyong Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
Brandon S. Baker, Redmond, WA (US);
Shuvabrata Ganguly, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas D. I. Fahrig, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Haiyong Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
Brandon S. Baker, Redmond, WA (US);
Shuvabrata Ganguly, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas D. I. Fahrig, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4812 (2013.01); G06F 9/45533 (2013.01); Y02D 10/24 (2018.01); Y02D 10/26 (2018.01); Y02D 10/28 (2018.01);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for coalescing timer ticks generated by timers used to service guest operating systems executing in virtual machines. By coalescing timer ticks a logical processor can enter a low power mode thereby reducing power consumed by the system.