Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to cache footprint management. In some embodiments, execution circuitry is configured to perform operations for instructions from multiple threads in parallel. Cache circuitry may store information operated on by threads executed by the execution circuitry. Scheduling circuitry may arbitrate among threads to schedule threads for execution by the execution circuitry. Tracking circuitry may determine one or more performance metrics for the cache circuitry. Control circuitry may, based on the one or more performance metrics meeting a threshold, reduce a limit on a number of threads considered for arbitration by the scheduling circuitry, to control a footprint of information stored by the cache circuitry. Disclosed techniques may advantageously reduce or avoid cache thrashing for certain processor workloads.

Abstract: A toilet seat handle assembly which may be readily and easily repositioned on toilet seats of a large range of widths without tools is described. The assembly has two facing clamps spanned by a bolt. The bolt threads into one of the clamps, but passes through the other clamp in such a manner that it slides upon the middle of the bolt. A handle threads onto the opposite end of the bolt, such that the second clamp slides over the bolt between the first clamp and the handle. With the clamps in position on the underside of a conventional toilet seat, bridging the inner and outer margins of one side of the seat ring, the handle may be conventionally rotated to tighten the clamps to affix the assembly. Thus, the handle serves the dual purpose of the installing and removal mechanism, as well as the handle for raising and lowering the toilet seat without the need for touching the seat itself.

Abstract: A monopulse receiver, wherein a desired wide dynamic range is achieved for range gated monopulse sum and difference signals, is shown to incorporate: (a) a multiplexer for time-multiplexing such signals; (b) a first and a second receiver channel responsive to the time-multiplexed signals, each such channel having a dynamic range less than the desired wide dynamic range and greater than one-half the desired wide dynamic range, the gains in such channels being offset so that together such channels have the desired dynamic range; (c) a first and a second sampler and analog-to-digital converter, respectively, responsive to the signals out of the first and the second receiver channel, for producing digital words indicative of the amplitude of each component signal in the time-multiplexed signals; and (d) logic and control means for forming bytes from predetermined portions of each one of the digital words and for selecting the byte indicative of the amplitude of each component signal.