| 摘要 |
A method for configuring thermal design power (TDP) in a processor comprises changing via one or more model specific register (MSR) a value of a configurable TDP in response to user control; and causing an operating system as part of the configurable TDP change to evaluate an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Performance Present Capabilities (PPC) object under each of a plurality of logical processors. Preferably, the configurable TDP value is to change, including a change in a turbo ratio value, in response to a platform facilitated user control trigger; where the user control may be intercepted and converted to a basic input/output software (BIOS) call to cause the TDP change. The configurable TDP value may cause a corresponding change in a turbo mode target frequency. The method may comprise changing the configurable TDP value in response to a platform facilitated user control trigger with a power supply change from alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) or vice versa; or a docking event. |
