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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2015
Applicant:

Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Mukund Purshottam Khatri, Austin, TX (US);

Tuyet-Huong Thi Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);

Vijay Nijhawan, Austin, TX (US);

Robert Hormuth, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01); G06F 9/455 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3409 (2013.01); G06F 9/45533 (2013.01); G06F 11/301 (2013.01); G06F 11/3055 (2013.01); G06F 11/3065 (2013.01); Y02B 60/146 (2013.01); Y02B 60/148 (2013.01);
Abstract

An information handling system (IHS) is disclosed wherein the system includes a processor associated with at least one performance state (P-state), and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory is operable to store a virtualization software and a basic input/out system (BIOS). The BIOS is configured to report a parameter of the P-state to the virtualization software. In addition, the BIOS is configured to transition the processor into a desired P-state. A method for managing performance states in an information handling system (IHS) is further disclosed wherein the method includes providing a basic input/output system (BIOS) in communication with a processor, the processor associated with an at least one performance state (P-state) and reporting a parameter of the at least one P-state to a virtualization software via the BIOS. The method further includes transitioning the processor to a desired P-state via the BIOS.


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