Method, apparatus and system to save processor state for efficient transition between processor power states

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8775836
APP PUB NO 20120166779A1
SERIAL NO

13075057

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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.

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Fleming, Bruce L Morgan Hill, US 24 177
Muralidhar, Rajeev D Bangalore, IN 23 122
Rudramuni, Vishwesh M Bangalore, IN 11 65
Seshadri, Harinarayanan Karnataka, IN 26 164

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