Banking of reliability metrics

摘要

In one embodiment, a processor includes at least one functional block and banking logic. The banking logic may be to determine an average reliability metric associated with the at least one functional block. The banking logic may also be to, if the average reliability metric exceeds a required level, implement a reduced reliability mode in the at least one functional block, where the reduced reliability mode is associated with a reduction in the average reliability metric. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

主权项

1. A processor comprising:
at least one functional block; and banking logic to:
determine a plurality of current reliability metric values associated with the at least one functional block, each of the plurality of current reliability metric values corresponding to a unique point in time;store the plurality of current reliability metric values in a storage of the processor;average the stored plurality of current reliability metric values to obtain an average reliability metric associated with the at least one functional block; andif the average reliability metric exceeds a required level, implement a reduced reliability mode in the at least one functional block, wherein the reduced reliability mode is associated with a reduction in the average reliability metric.