Abstract: A virtual core management system including one or more physical cores, a virtual core including a collection of logical states associated with the execution of a program, and a virtual core management component configured to map the virtual core to one of the one or more physical cores based upon power management considerations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 31, 2007
Date of Patent:
September 24, 2013
Assignees:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Sun Microsystems Technology Ltd.
Inventors:
Yu Qing Cheng, John Gregory Favor, Peter N. Glaskowsky, Carlos Puchol, Seungyoon Peter Song