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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 15, 1999
Scott C. Johnson, Williamson County, TX (US);
Rodney S. Canion, Travis County, TX (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A dynamic early indication system for a computer includes a processor subsystem logic that performs a subsystem function, an early indicator, indication logic, and a driver that is executed by the processor in response to an indication to perform processing. The indication logic may be coupled to the subsystem logic and early indicator to provide an indication that informs the processor when processing associated with the subsystem function is needed at a completion time of the subsystem function. The indication may be provided before the completion time of the subsystem function if the early indicator represents early indication. The driver controls the early indicator to improve efficiency of subsystem processing.