Processor-based system including a processing unit for dynamically reconfiguring micro-architectural features of the processing unit in response to workload being processed on the processing unit

Abstract

Aspects disclosed in the detailed description include a processing unit for dynamically reconfiguring micro-architectural features of the processing unit in response to a workload being processed on the processing unit and a processing unit control unit configured to receive a plurality of signals from the processing unit. The plurality of signals are indicia of the workload being processed on the processing unit. In response, the processing unit control unit determines whether performance, power consumption, or both, of the processing unit may be improved by modifying a micro-architectural feature. In response to determining that performance or power consumption of the processing unit may be improved by modifying micro-architectural features, the processing unit control unit triggers the processing unit to modify one or more of its micro-architectural features. The processing unit, in response to being triggered by the processing unit control unit, modifies one or more of its micro-architectural features.