Multi-core integrated circuit configurable to provide multiple logical domains

摘要

Apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with integrated circuits (IC) or system-on-chips (SOC) are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a multi-core IC may include a number of central processing units (CPUs), and a number of input/output (I/O) resources. The IC may further include a switch fabric configured to couple the CPUs with the I/O resources, and a register to be selectively configured to exclusively couple one of the CPUs with one of the I/O resources to form a logical domain that computationally isolates the one CPU and the one I/O resource from other CPUs and other I/O. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

主权项

1. A multi-core integrated circuit (IC) comprising:
a computer processing unit (CPU) in a first logical division of the multi-core IC; an input/output (I/O) resource in a second logical division of the multi-core IC; a register coupled with a switch fabric to cooperate with the switch fabric for the switch fabric to:
exclusively couple the CPU with the I/O resource to form a logical domain that computationally isolates the CPU and the I/O resource from other CPUs and other I/O resources of the multi-core IC;provide a first logical channel in the first logical division to couple the CPU with a memory resource in the first logical division in the logical domain; andprovide a second logical channel in the second logical division to couple the I/O resource with the first logical division in the logical domain.