Timer rings having different time unit granularities

In a processing system, a method includes selecting, at a timer management component of a processor, a timer ring of a set of timer rings for a requested timer based on a time unit granularity associated with the requested timer, wherein each timer ring of the set has a different time unit granulari...

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Main Authors Bar Ron-Michael, Glickman Eran, Gurfinkel Sagi
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.02.2018
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:In a processing system, a method includes selecting, at a timer management component of a processor, a timer ring of a set of timer rings for a requested timer based on a time unit granularity associated with the requested timer, wherein each timer ring of the set has a different time unit granularity. The method further includes instantiating the requested timer in a selected entry of the selected timer ring. Instantiating the requested timer may include fixedly maintaining a record for the requested timer in the selected entry of the selected timer ring for the entire time span of the requested timer.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514797285