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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Louis B. Capps, Jr., Georgetown, TX (US);
Michael J. Shapiro, Austin, TX (US);
Robert H. Bell, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Thomas E. Cook, Essex Junction, VT (US);
William E. Burky, Austin, TX (US);
Louis B. Capps, Jr., Georgetown, TX (US);
Michael J. Shapiro, Austin, TX (US);
Robert H. Bell, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Thomas E. Cook, Essex Junction, VT (US);
William E. Burky, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A processor having multiple cores coordinates functions performed on the cores to automatically, dynamically and repeatedly reconfigure the cores for optimal performance based on characteristics of currently executing software. A core running a thread detects a multi-core characteristic of the thread and assigns one or more other cores to the thread to dynamically combine the cores into what functionally amounts to a common core for more efficient execution of the thread.