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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Rajeev D. Muralidhar, Bangalore, IN;
Harinarayanan Seshadri, Karnataka, IN;
Bruce L. Fleming, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Vishwesh M. Rudramuni, Bangalore, IN;
Rajeev D. Muralidhar, Bangalore, IN;
Harinarayanan Seshadri, Karnataka, IN;
Bruce L. Fleming, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Vishwesh M. Rudramuni, Bangalore, IN;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques to provide processor state for implementing a power state transition of a processor. In an embodiment, an operating system executing on a processor detects an opportunity to transition the processor to an idle processor power state. In particular embodiments, the operating system initiates the transition by invoking a task switch, wherein information describing a state of the processor is saved to a task switch segment.