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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2008
Thomas J. Heller, Jr., Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Michael Ignatowski, Red Hook, NY (US);
Bernard S. Meyerson, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
James W. Rymarczyk, Austin, TX (US);
Thomas J. Heller, Jr., Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Michael Ignatowski, Red Hook, NY (US);
Bernard S. Meyerson, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
James W. Rymarczyk, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for dynamically managing power in a microprocessor chip that includes physical hardware elements within the microprocessor chip. A process is selected to be executed. Hardware elements that are necessary to execute the process are then identified. The power in the microprocessor chip is dynamically altered by altering a present power state of the hardware elements that were identified as being necessary.