Thread migration to improve power efficiency in a parallel processing environment

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PATENT NO 8806491
APP PUB NO 20130283277A1
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13453904

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A method and system to selectively move one or more of a plurality threads which are executing in parallel by a plurality of processing cores. In one embodiment, a thread may be moved from executing in one of the plurality of processing cores to executing in another of the plurality of processing cores, the moving based on a performance characteristic associated with the plurality of threads. In another embodiment of the invention, a power state of the plurality of processing cores may be changed to improve a power efficiency associated with the executing of the multiple threads.

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Cai, Qiong Barcelona, ES 31 286
González, Antonio Barcelona, ES 16 187
González, José Barcelona, ES 7 88
Magklis, Grigorios Barcelona, ES 43 1009
Monferrer, Pedro Chappero Barcelona, ES 1 3

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