摘要 |
<p>In some embodiments, the invention involves a system and method to enhance an operating system's ability to schedule ready threads, specifically to select a logical processor on which to run the ready thread, based on platform policy. Platform policy may be performance-centric, power-centric, or a balance of the two. Embodiments of the present invention use temporal characteristics of the system utilization, or workload, and/or temporal characteristics of the ready thread in choosing a logical processor. Other embodiments are described and claimed.</p> |