Method and apparatus for efficient store/restore of state information during a power state

A processor is described having streamlining circuitry that has a first interface to receive information from a memory describing: i) respective addresses for internal state information of a power domain; ii) respective addresses of a memory where the internal state information is stored when the po...

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Hauptverfasser: LAVAKUMAR JANARDHAN, BENDT JARED E, CONRAD SHAUN M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A processor is described having streamlining circuitry that has a first interface to receive information from a memory describing: i) respective addresses for internal state information of a power domain; ii) respective addresses of a memory where the internal state information is stored when the power domain is powered down; and, iii) meta data for transferring the state information between the power domain and where the internal state information is stored when the power domain is powered down.