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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Edgar R. Cordero, Round Rock, TX (US);
Briana E. Foxworth, Round Rock, TX (US);
Kevin M. Mcilvain, Delmar, NY (US);
Lucas W. Mulkey, Austin, TX (US);
Feihong Yan, Austin, TX (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An aspect includes viewing contents of a command queue that contains commands waiting to be sent in a specified order to a memory for execution at the memory. Command pattern data that includes patterns of commands and associated estimated power consumptions is accessed. The contents of the command queue are searched for the patterns of commands. One of the patterns of commands is located in the contents of the command queue. A suggested power management action is determined for the memory based on the located pattern of commands and its associated estimated power consumption. The suggested power management action is sent to a power control engine of the memory prior to a first command in the located pattern of commands being sent to the memory for execution.