DYNAMICALLY MODIFYING SYSTEM PARAMETERS BASED ON USAGE OF SPECIALIZED PROCESSING UNITS

摘要

A method, apparatus, and computer program product for dynamically modifying operating parameters of processing units included in a processor core that is included in a central processing unit. A next context to be processed, including an identification of all specialized processing units needed to process the next context, is received. All specialized processing units are identified that were needed to process a context that has just finished being processed. The first units and the second units are compared to identify all third units that were needed for the previous context but are not needed for the next context and all fourth units that were not needed for the previous context but are needed for the next context. Operating parameters of the processing units included within the processor core are altered to optimize the processing units so that the third units are used and the fourth units are not used.