Usage scenario based monitoring and adjustment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022334631-A1
Application number	US-202217856470-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 1, 2022
Priority date	Apr 14, 2017
Publication date	Oct 20, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to monitor and manage usage of resources on a computing platform. An example apparatus includes a processor and a subsystem. The example processor includes a modified operating system, the operating system modified to monitor application execution via the processor to determine a usage scenario for the apparatus. The example processor includes an index generator to generate a system usage scenario index quantifying a snapshot of the usage scenario for the processor and the subsystem of the apparatus. The example processor includes a rebalancer to reallocate resources of at least one of the processor or the subsystem based on the system usage scenario index.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus comprising:
memory circuitry; instructions; and a system-on-a-chip (SOC) including a processor; and a rest-of-the-platform (ROP) in communication with the SOC, the SOC to execute the instructions to:
generate, based on operating system monitoring information, a system usage scenario representative of usage of the SOC and the ROP; and
rebalancing resources between the SOC and the ROP based on the system usage scenario.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the SOC includes a power and thermal manager.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is to rebalance resources by reallocating the resources via at least one of an instruction or a suggestion to at least one of the SOC or the ROP.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the system usage scenario is represented by a system usage scenario index.

5 . The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the system usage scenario index is a composite index formed from a sub-index associated with each of the SOC and the ROP.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the usage is to be determined based on at least one of application information or telemetry data.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the application information is based on one or more application profiles formed from execution of foreground applications and background processes.

8 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the telemetry data includes resource usage data monitored by the operating system.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , further including a processor usage monitor to monitor usage of the SOC and a power monitor to monitor power consumption by at least one of the SOC or the ROP.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the SOC is to:
compare the system usage scenario to a criterion; and trigger the rebalancing based on the comparing the system usage scenario to the criterion.

11 . At least one tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a system-on-a-chip (SOC) including a processor to at least:
generate, based on operating system monitoring information, a system usage scenario representative of usage of the SOC and a rest-of-the-platform (ROP) in communication with the SOC; and rebalancing resources between the SOC and the ROP based on the system usage scenario.

12 . The at least one tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the SOC to rebalance resources by reallocating the resources via at least one of an instruction or a suggestion to at least one of the SOC or the ROP.

13 . The at least one tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the SOC to generate a system usage scenario index representing the system usage scenario.

14 . The at least one tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the SOC to generate the system usage scenario index as a composite index formed from a sub-index associated with each of the SOC and the ROP.

15 . The at least one tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the SOC to determine the usage based on at least one of application information or telemetry data.

16 . The at least one tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the SOC to determine the application information based on one or more application profiles formed from execution of foreground applications and background processes.

17 . The at least one tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the SOC to determine the usage based on the telemetry data including resource usage data monitored by the operating system.

18 . The at least one tangible computer readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the SOC to:
compare the system usage scenario to a criterion; and trigger the rebalancing based on the comparing the system usage scenario to the criterion.

19 . A method comprising:
generating, based on operating system monitoring information and by executing an instruction using a system-on-a-chip (SOC), a system usage scenario representative of usage of the SOC and a rest-of-the-platform (ROP) in communication with the SOC; and rebalancing, by executed an instruction using the SOC, resources between the SOC and the ROP based on the system usage scenario.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further including generating a system usage scenario index representing the system usage scenario.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Wang Zhongsheng
• Hermerding Ii James

Classifications

• G06F15/76

  Architectures of general purpose stored program computers (with program plugboard G06F15/08; multicomputers G06F15/16) · CPC title

• G06F9/5083

  Techniques for rebalancing the load in a distributed system · CPC title

• G06F1/324

  by lowering clock frequency · CPC title

• G06F1/3206 Primary

  Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality · CPC title

• G06F1/206

  comprising thermal management · CPC title