CN101661321A - Computer and method for controlling operation thereof - Google Patents

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CN101661321A
CN101661321A CN200810118472A CN200810118472A CN101661321A CN 101661321 A CN101661321 A CN 101661321A CN 200810118472 A CN200810118472 A CN 200810118472A CN 200810118472 A CN200810118472 A CN 200810118472A CN 101661321 A CN101661321 A CN 101661321A
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The invention provides a computer and a method for controlling operation thereof. The computer comprises a first processing system, a second processing system, a bus and a control module, wherein thefirst processing system has a first processing speed; the second processing system has a second processing speed which is lower than the first processing speed; the bus connects the first and second processing system; and the control module controls the first processing system to start to use the bus to process a current task to be processed and renders the second processing system in an idle state when the state of the computer meets a condition of starting the first processing system, and/or controls the second processing system to start to use the bus to process the current task to be processed and renders the first processing system in an idle state when the state of the computer meets a condition of starting the second processing system. According to the scheme, the operation of the second processing system with a low speed and low power consumption can be selected when the operation of the first processing system with a high rotating speed and high energy consumption is not needed, so the technical problem that the prior computer is incapable of radically overcoming energy resource waste is solved.

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The method of a kind of computing machine and control computer operation
Technical field
The present invention relates to computer realm, particularly relate to the method for a kind of computing machine and control computer operation.
Background technology
The development of personal computer (PC, Personal Computer) still be unable to do without the basic framework of INTEL, Microsoft at present, mainly is the WINTEL framework.Hardware comprises: CPU, chipset, hard disk, transfer bus.The performance of prior art network has all had development at full speed, and operation is slow but the user still dislikes total system.
In realizing process of the present invention, the inventor finds the PC of prior art, and there are the following problems at least:
A, because the framework of active computer is the single system operation, whether the task complexity of handling is all finished by this single system, causes this single system too complicated, and overload.
B, in the hard disk operation, system power dissipation is very big.This is battery-powered very unfavorable for portable equipments such as notebooks, a lot of effort is also arranged in the power consumption that reduces machine system, but generally speaking, also is not very desirable, can not satisfy user's needs, also not enough environmental protection.When mainly showing unwanted, power consumption is too big, and when needing, machine system is too slow.Cause the chief reason of above-mentioned performance to be: the computer-internal resources allocation is unreasonable.For example, to download movies from network, only needing network interface card part and hard disk partly to work just should satisfy the demands, but in the application of reality, inter nic part and hard disk part are outside work, the CPU of computing machine, chipset, internal memory, video card, display are also all in work, be that inter nic part and hard disk partly are assigned outside the resource, CPU, chipset, internal memory, video card, display also all are assigned resource, and distribute to CPU, chipset, internal memory, video card, display this part do not have what meaning, wasted a lot of energy.Prior art also has some technical schemes to attempt addressing these problems, and for example adopts some special-purpose download tools, or comes breakpoint transmission at the busy aperture time of network, but these schemes can't solve the problem that wastes energy at all.
Summary of the invention
Embodiments of the invention provide the method for a kind of computing machine and control computer, this computing machine has a kind of new architecture, comprise first and second disposal systems that processing speed is different, solved individual system complexity, overload that the computer architecture of prior art can't solve at all, and the technical matters of energy dissipation.
To achieve these goals, on the one hand, provide a kind of computing machine, comprising:
First disposal system has first processing speed;
Second disposal system has second processing speed, and described second processing speed is less than described first processing speed;
Bus is used to realize being connected of described first disposal system and described second disposal system;
Control module, be used for the state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described first disposal system, control described first disposal system and start and take described bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described second disposal system be in off position; And/or, the state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described second disposal system, control described second disposal system and start and take described bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described first disposal system be in off position.
On the other hand, provide a kind of computing machine, wherein, comprising:
First disposal system comprises: a CPU;
Second disposal system comprises: the 2nd CPU, and the processing speed of described the 2nd CPU is less than the processing speed of a described CPU;
Bus is used to realize being connected between described first disposal system and described second disposal system;
The bus arbitration module, be used for controlling described first or of second disposal system take described bus; When described disposal system took described bus, described disposal system was in initiate mode; When described disposal system did not take described bus, described disposal system was in off position.
Another aspect, the method that provides a kind of control computer to move, wherein, described computing machine comprises first disposal system, has first processing speed; Second disposal system has second processing speed, and described second processing speed is less than described first processing speed; Bus is used to realize being connected of described first disposal system and described second disposal system; Described method comprises the steps:
The state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described first disposal system, control described first disposal system and start and take described bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described second disposal system be in idle state; And/or,
The state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described second disposal system, control described second disposal system and start and take described bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described first disposal system be in idle state.
A technical scheme in the technique scheme has following technique effect:
A kind of computing machine with new architecture is provided, this computing machine comprises first disposal system and second disposal system with different disposal speed, first disposal system is connected by bus with second disposal system, the processing speed of first disposal system is greater than the processing speed of second disposal system, utilize the architectural framework of this computing machine, can satisfy predetermined by the state of judging current computer, the condition that need enable first disposal system is still predetermined, need enable the condition of second disposal system, control current startup and what take bus is first disposal system or second system, particularly, for example, can be according to the size of the data processing amount of current Processing tasks, what of battery dump energy, or the quality of computer to dissipate heat situation selects suitable disposal system to carry out the task processing, like this when processing does not need the task of high processing rate, can select second disposal system of reduction process speed to handle, avoid the unnecessary wasting of resources and unnecessary power consumption like this, fundamentally solved the energy dissipation problem that the active computer framework can't fundamentally solve.And further, because second disposal system is relatively stable, good reliability can also be utilized this framework, and first disposal system is carried out maintenance work etc.
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Fig. 1 is the structural representation of embodiment of the invention computing machine;
Fig. 2 is a kind of specific implementation of embodiment of the invention computing machine;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of another embodiment of the present invention computing machine;
Fig. 4 is the another kind of specific implementation of another embodiment of the present invention computing machine;
Fig. 5 is the schematic flow sheet of the method for embodiment of the invention control computer operation.
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For technical matters, technical scheme and advantage that the embodiment of the invention will be solved is clearer, be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the specific embodiments.
Fig. 1 is the computer organization synoptic diagram of the embodiment of the invention.As Fig. 1, the computing machine 100 of the embodiment of the invention comprises:
First disposal system 101 has first processing speed; Second disposal system 102 has second processing speed, and described second processing speed is less than described first processing speed; Bus 103 is used to realize being connected of described first disposal system and described second disposal system; Control module 104, be used for the state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described first disposal system, control described first disposal system and start and take bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described second disposal system be in off position; And/or, the state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described second disposal system, control described second disposal system and start and take bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described first disposal system be in off position.
In the specific implementation, control module can make computing machine control first disposal system or second disposal system acquiescently earlier when starting to start and take bus, if start first disposal system earlier, whether the state of then judging current computer again satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable second disposal system, and when satisfying the condition that starts second disposal system, switch to second disposal system; If start earlier second disposal system, judge again then whether the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable first disposal system, and, switch to first disposal system satisfying when enabling the condition of first disposal system.Also can, when computer starting, promptly carry out whether satisfying condition judgment predetermined, that need enable first disposal system, and when satisfying, start first disposal system; When not satisfying, directly start second disposal system, or carry out again whether satisfying condition judgment predetermined, that need enable second disposal system, and when satisfying, start second disposal system.All right, when computer starting, promptly carry out whether satisfying condition judgment predetermined, that need enable second disposal system, and when satisfying, control the startup of second disposal system and take bus; When not satisfying, directly control the startup of first disposal system and take bus, or carry out again whether satisfying condition judgment predetermined, that need enable first disposal system, and when satisfying, control the startup of first disposal system and take bus.
Example ground, above-mentioned off position comprises: closed condition, suspended state or dormant state etc.
Preferably, the power consumption of first disposal system is greater than second disposal system.Like this, second disposal system of control reduction process speed starts when taking the bus Processing tasks, the also corresponding minimizing of computing machine power consumed, and thereupon to the pressure of heat radiation, and the flying power of battery is all benefited when using battery.
Preferably, above-mentioned condition predetermined, that need enable described first disposal system comprises one or more in the following condition:
The data processing amount of the current Processing tasks of computing machine surpasses predetermined data processing amount thresholding;
When computing machine provided the energy by battery, the dump energy of battery reached the first predetermined electric weight thresholding;
Computer to dissipate heat reaches predetermined heat radiation level;
The task that computing machine is worked as pre-treatment belongs to the task that predetermined need are enabled described first disposal system; Exemplarily, the user can preestablish first disposal system that some task such as concrete application need be adopted high processing rate, for example, can be provided with when playing a certain class recreation, when playing as 3D, enables first disposal system;
Receive the instruction that is used to force to enable described first disposal system of user's input.
Preferably, above-mentioned condition predetermined, that need enable described second disposal system comprises one or more in the following condition:
The data processing amount of the current Processing tasks of computing machine is no more than predetermined data processing amount thresholding;
When computing machine provided the energy by battery, the dump energy of battery was lower than the second predetermined electric weight thresholding;
Computer to dissipate heat does not reach predetermined heat radiation level;
The task that computing machine is worked as pre-treatment belongs to the task that predetermined need are enabled described second disposal system;
Receive the instruction that is used to force to enable described second disposal system of user's input.
Preferably, the above-mentioned first electric weight thresholding is more than or equal to the second electric weight thresholding.
Preferably, first disposal system 101 comprises: a CPU, with corresponding first chipset of a described CPU, and first IO interface that is connected with a described CPU; Second disposal system 105 comprises: the 2nd CPU, with corresponding second chipset of described the 2nd CPU, and second IO interface that is connected with described the 2nd CPU.The processing speed of the 2nd CPU and second chipset is less than the processing speed of a CPU and first chipset, and the speed of second IO interface and power consumption are stated the speed and the power consumption of first IO interface for a short time; Bus is used to realize being connected between described first disposal system and described second disposal system.Exemplarily, a CPU is a high-speed CPU, and first IO interface is the high speed IO interface; The 2nd CPU is low speed CPU, and second IO interface is the low speed IO interface; The arithmetic speed of the one CPU is higher than the arithmetic speed of the 2nd CPU.
Preferably, in the computing machine of this embodiment, control module comprises: the bus arbitration module, be used for controlling described first or of second disposal system take described bus, described idle disposal system does not take described bus.Exemplarily, of arbitrating in described first disposal system or second disposal system according to default resolving strategy of bus arbitration module takies described bus.In fact as long as bus is taken by the CPU of which disposal system, the resource of computer system is just all taken by this CPU so.The mode of relevant bus arbitration can be seen existing disclosed bus arbitration mechanism, and described bus arbitration strategy refers to the control that the highest equipment of right of priority always can obtain bus, and the equipment that right of priority is lower then must be waited for.In one embodiment of the invention, high performance CPU is that high-speed CPU has higher bus control right, therefore in the time need enabling high performance first disposal system, when the equipment insertion was arranged when first IO interface, the bus of computing machine total system and resource all returned high-performance CPU to control.
Among this embodiment, first disposal system is the system that processing speed is fast, run up, need high power consumption, and principal feature is the performance height, speed is fast, capacity is big, energy consumption is high; Second disposal system is that processing speed is slow, the system of low-speed running, low-power consumption.Exemplarily, first IO interface of first disposal system mainly can comprise: high performance video card or Graphics Processing Unit; Second IO interface of second disposal system mainly comprises: the IO interface of some peripherals, as network interface, memory device, low speed voice communication part and/or small-sized display interface etc. at a slow speed; According to actual needs, can have IO interface one or more of above-mentioned peripherals, have when a plurality of, these peripheral IO interface can be the relations that walks abreast, and are connected with second chipset respectively.Second disposal system can keep operation for a long time because energy consumption is low; And first disposal system, can be only when needs be arranged, operation work.Fig. 2 is a kind of specific implementation of embodiment of the invention computing machine.In this specific implementation, be connected by bus between first disposal system and second disposal system.Exemplarily, the computing machine of the embodiment of the invention is when carrying out network download, because network interface belongs to first IO interface, in the time need not handling other task, can enable second disposal system and make first disposal system be in idle state, as close first disposal system, from bus suspension first disposal system or make first disposal system be in dormant state, like this, when downloading, just need not to allow a CPU, first chipset, video card is all worked, promptly need not to give a CPU with system resource allocation, first chipset, video card etc., thereby avoided unnecessary system resource waste, reduced power consumption, reasonable distribution system resource, and because speed of download accelerate to make that the time that waits for downloads is the shortest.Exemplarily, in the computing machine of the embodiment of the invention, can be provided with the public IO interface that first disposal system and second disposal system all can be called, as input equipment interface, USB interface etc. such as keyboard, mouses.
Preferably, as an example of embodiment of the invention computing machine, described control module also comprises one or more as in the lower module:
First handover module, be used for starting and taking under described bus, the idle situation of second disposal system in first disposal system, if the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable described second disposal system, then current startup and the disposal system that takies described bus are switched to described second disposal system, and make described first disposal system be in idle state;
Second handover module, be used for starting and taking under described bus, the idle situation of second disposal system in first disposal system, if described first disposal system is placed idle state by force, then control described second disposal system startup and take described bus; Exemplarily, this first disposal system can be to be operated system or the user closes, hangs up or place dormant state by force;
The 3rd handover module, be used for starting and taking under bus, the idle situation of first disposal system in second disposal system, if the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable described first disposal system, then current startup and the disposal system that takies bus are switched to described first disposal system, and make described second disposal system be in idle state;
The 4th handover module, be used for starting and taking under bus, the idle situation of first disposal system in second disposal system, if the occupied duration length that reaches predetermined percentage of system resource reaches default time span, then current startup and the disposal system that takies bus are switched to described first disposal system, and make described second disposal system be in idle state; Exemplarily, above-mentioned predetermined percentage can be 90%, promptly be in second disposal system of low performance as current system, and current system resource is occupied more than 90%, and the occupied duration reaches default time span, and then the disposal system with current operation switches to high performance first disposal system; Like this, can be when system's work-load be big, by switching to the speed that first disposal system comes the raising task to finish.
Preferably, as an example of the foregoing description computing machine, described computing machine, the disposal system of acquiescence operation when described second disposal system is start.Exemplarily, in computer run generally speaking, can all use second disposal system of low performance, realize corresponding task such as application corresponding by second disposal system, and only need under the high performance situation finishing the work, just disposal system is switched to first disposal system of high-performance, high power consumption.
In operating system, can also and finish the corresponding data processing amount of these required by task according to the task amount of current Processing tasks, and in conjunction with default Energy Saving Strategy, deciding and adopting first disposal system still is second disposal system, perhaps whether need to switch to first disposal system, perhaps whether need to switch to second disposal system from first disposal system from second disposal system.
Further, the computing machine of the embodiment of the invention is owing to have two different systems of processing speed, can enable one of them system as required and carry out work, having overcome active computer like this only depends on individual system to handle system complex and OL defective that all tasks cause, and when when handling some task, only enabling the disposal system of reduction process speed, low-power consumption, but energy savings is avoided energy dissipation.And further, because second disposal system is relatively stable, reliability will be got well, and can also utilize this framework, and first disposal system is carried out maintenance work etc.
Fig. 3 is the structural representation of the computing machine of another embodiment of the present invention.As Fig. 3, the computing machine 300 of this embodiment comprises: first disposal system 301 comprises: a CPU 302; Second disposal system 303 comprises: the 2nd CPU 304, and the processing speed of described the 2nd CPU is less than the processing speed of a described CPU; Bus 305 is used to realize being connected between described first disposal system and described second disposal system; Bus arbitration module 306, be used for controlling described first or of second disposal system take described bus; When described disposal system took described bus, described disposal system was in initiate mode; When described disposal system did not take described bus, described disposal system was in off position.
Preferably, in the example of the computing machine of this embodiment, also comprise: public IO interface is connected with second disposal system with described first disposal system respectively by described bus, be used for when described first disposal system takies bus, calling by described first disposal system; When described second disposal system takies bus, call by described second disposal system.
Fig. 4 is the another kind of specific implementation of another embodiment of the present invention computing machine.As Fig. 4, in this specific implementation, two disposal systems are connected by PCI (peripheral component interconnect, peripherals is interconnected) bus, are two systems that realize on pci bus.Wherein, first disposal system comprises: a CPU is CPU1, internal memory 1 (MEM1, Memory 1), the Memory Controller Hub 1 that is connected with CPU1 and internal memory 1 (MCH1, Memory Control Hub1), graphics processing unit GPU, and high speed IO interface (IO); Second disposal system comprises: the 2nd CPU is CPU2, display interface, internal memory 2 (MEM2, Memory 2), the Memory Controller Hub 2 that is connected with CPU2 and internal memory 2 (MCH2, Memory Control Hub2).Wherein pci bus has arbitration function, and the MCH1 of first disposal system compares the right of priority with higher level with the MCH2 of second disposal system.When MCH1 occupied pci bus, MCH2 withdrawed from automatically; When MCH1 withdrawed from control to pci bus, MCH2 can enter; And during MCH2 occupied, MCH1 had the right to insert, and stopped the control of MCH2 to pci bus.Among Fig. 4, Input/Output Control Center (ICH, Input output control hub) Yi Xia part is the common sparing of two systems, it is public IO interface part, comprise and connecting: network interface, storer, USB interface, education and correction for juvenile offenders pin interface controller (LPC by ICH, Low Pin Count), the input equipments such as keyboard and mouse that connect by LPC, firmware control center (FWH, Firmware hub) etc.The public part of two systems is two parts that system can call, and no matter current promptly what enable is first disposal system or second disposal system, and the parts of the above-mentioned public part of all adjustable usefulness are as mouse, keyboard, network interface etc.Wherein, LPC is based on the 33MHz 4bit parallel bus agreement of Intel standard, the isa bus agreement before replacing, and both performances are similar.Certainly, the parts of the public part of above-mentioned two systems can have multiple variation for exemplarily in specific implementation.
In addition, except that pci bus, also can adopt the bus structure of other types in the computer system of the embodiment of the invention, such as PCIE bus, CAN bus, fieldbus etc.
A kind of method of control computer operation also is provided on the other hand.Fig. 5 is the schematic flow sheet of method of the control computer operation of the embodiment of the invention.Wherein, the computing machine of this method control comprises: first disposal system has first processing speed; Second disposal system has second processing speed, and described second processing speed is less than described first processing speed; Bus is used to realize being connected of described first disposal system and described second disposal system.As Fig. 5, the method for this embodiment comprises the steps:
Step 501, the state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described first disposal system, control described first disposal system and start and take bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described second disposal system be in idle state; And/or, the state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described second disposal system, control described second disposal system and start and take bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described first disposal system be in idle state.
In the specific implementation, can make computing machine when starting, start first disposal system earlier acquiescently or second disposal system takies bus, if start first disposal system earlier, whether the state of then judging current computer again satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable second disposal system, and, switch to second disposal system satisfying when enabling the condition of second disposal system; If start earlier second disposal system, judge again then whether the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable first disposal system, and, switch to first disposal system satisfying when enabling the condition of first disposal system.Also can, when computer starting, promptly carry out whether satisfying condition judgment predetermined, that need enable first disposal system, and when satisfying, start first disposal system; When not satisfying, directly control the startup of second disposal system and take bus, or carry out again whether satisfying condition judgment predetermined, that need enable second disposal system, and when satisfying, control the startup of second disposal system and take bus.All right, when computer starting, promptly carry out whether satisfying condition judgment predetermined, that need enable second disposal system, and when satisfying, control the startup of second disposal system and take bus; When not satisfying, directly control first disposal system and take bus, or carry out again whether satisfying condition judgment predetermined, that need enable first disposal system, and when satisfying, control the startup of first disposal system and take bus.
Preferably, in the method for this embodiment, the power consumption of first disposal system is greater than the power consumption of second disposal system.
Preferably, when the state of described computing machine satisfies one or more in the following condition, control described first disposal system and start and take bus:
The data processing amount of the current Processing tasks of computing machine surpasses predetermined data processing amount thresholding;
When computing machine provided the energy by battery, the dump energy of battery reached the first predetermined electric weight thresholding;
Computer to dissipate heat reaches predetermined heat radiation level;
The task that computing machine is worked as pre-treatment belongs to the task that predetermined need are enabled described first disposal system;
Receive the instruction that is used to force to enable described first disposal system of user's input.
Preferably, when the state of computing machine satisfies one or more in the following condition, control described second disposal system and start and take bus:
The data processing amount of the current Processing tasks of computing machine is no more than predetermined data processing amount thresholding;
When computing machine provided the energy by battery, the dump energy of battery was lower than the second predetermined electric weight thresholding;
Computer to dissipate heat does not reach predetermined heat radiation level;
The task that computing machine is worked as pre-treatment belongs to the task that predetermined need are enabled described second disposal system;
Receive the instruction that is used to force to enable described second disposal system of user's input.
Preferably, the above-mentioned first electric weight thresholding is more than or equal to the second electric weight thresholding.
Preferably, in the method for this embodiment, after described first disposal system of control starts and takies bus, also comprise: if the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable described second disposal system, then current startup and the disposal system that takies bus are switched to described second disposal system, and make described first disposal system be in off position; And/or, if described first disposal system is placed idle state by force, as being closed, place dormant state by force or hanging up as, then control described second disposal system startup and take bus from bus suspension.
Preferably, in the method for this embodiment, after described second disposal system of control starts and takies bus, also comprise: if the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable described first disposal system, then current startup and the disposal system that takies bus are switched to described first disposal system, and make described second disposal system be in idle state; And/or, if the occupied duration length that reaches predetermined percentage of system resource reaches default time span, then current startup and the disposal system that takies bus are switched to described first disposal system, and make described second disposal system be in idle state.
One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that, realize that all or part of step in the method for the above-mentioned fact is to instruct relevant hardware to finish by program, described program can be stored in the storage medium that a computing machine be can read, this program is when carrying out, comprise the steps: the state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described first disposal system, control described first disposal system and start and take bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described second disposal system be in idle state; The state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described second disposal system, control described second disposal system and start and take bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described first disposal system be in idle state.Described storage medium is as ROM/RAM, disk, CD etc.
The above is a preferred implementation of the present invention; should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the described principle of the embodiment of the invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be considered as protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a computing machine is characterized in that, comprising:
First disposal system has first processing speed;
Second disposal system has second processing speed, and described second processing speed is less than described first processing speed;
Bus is used to realize being connected of described first disposal system and described second disposal system;
Control module, be used for the state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described first disposal system, control described first disposal system and start and take described bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described second disposal system be in off position; And/or, the state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described second disposal system, control described second disposal system and start and take described bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described first disposal system be in off position.
2. computing machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that the power consumption of described first disposal system is greater than the power consumption of described second disposal system.
3. computing machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described condition predetermined, that need enable described first disposal system comprises one or more in the following condition:
The data processing amount of the current Processing tasks of computing machine surpasses predetermined data processing amount thresholding;
When computing machine provided the energy by battery, the dump energy of battery reached the first predetermined electric weight thresholding;
Computer to dissipate heat reaches predetermined heat radiation level;
The task that computing machine is worked as pre-treatment belongs to the task that predetermined need are enabled described first disposal system;
Receive the instruction that is used to force to enable described first disposal system of user's input.
4. computing machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described condition predetermined, that need enable described second disposal system comprises one or more in the following condition:
The data processing amount of the current Processing tasks of computing machine is no more than predetermined data processing amount thresholding;
When computing machine provided the energy by battery, the dump energy of battery was lower than the second predetermined electric weight thresholding;
Computer to dissipate heat does not reach predetermined heat radiation level;
The task that computing machine is worked as pre-treatment belongs to the task that predetermined need are enabled described second disposal system;
Receive the instruction that is used to force to enable described second disposal system of user's input.
5. computing machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described first disposal system comprises: a CPU, first chipset and first IO interface; Described second disposal system comprises: the 2nd CPU, second chipset and second IO interface;
The processing speed of described the 2nd CPU and second chipset is less than the processing speed of a described CPU and first chipset, and the speed of described second IO interface and power consumption are less than the speed and the power consumption of described first IO interface.
6. computing machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described control module comprises:
The bus arbitration module, be used for controlling described first or of second disposal system take described bus, described idle disposal system does not take described bus.
7. computing machine according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described first IO interface comprises: video card or Graphics Processing Unit.
8. computing machine according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described second IO interface comprises: network interface, memory device, low speed voice communication part and/or small-sized display interface at a slow speed.
9. according to each described computing machine among the claim 1-4, it is characterized in that described control module also comprises:
First handover module, be used for starting and taking under described bus, the idle situation of second disposal system in first disposal system, if the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable described second disposal system, then current startup and the disposal system that takies described bus are switched to described second disposal system, and make described first disposal system be in idle state;
Second handover module, be used for starting and taking under described bus, the idle situation of second disposal system in first disposal system, if described first disposal system is placed idle state by force, then control described second disposal system startup and take described bus;
The 3rd handover module, be used for starting and taking under described bus, the idle situation of first disposal system in second disposal system, if the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable described first disposal system, then current startup and the disposal system that takies described bus are switched to described first disposal system, and make described second disposal system be in idle state; And/or,
The 4th handover module, be used for starting and taking under described bus, the idle situation of first disposal system in second disposal system, if the occupied duration length that reaches predetermined percentage of system resource reaches default time span, then current startup and the disposal system that takies described bus are switched to described first disposal system, and make described second disposal system be in idle state.
10. a computing machine is characterized in that, comprising:
First disposal system comprises: a CPU;
Second disposal system comprises: the 2nd CPU, and the processing speed of described the 2nd CPU is less than the processing speed of a described CPU;
Bus is used to realize being connected between described first disposal system and described second disposal system;
The bus arbitration module, be used for controlling described first or of second disposal system take described bus; When described disposal system took described bus, described disposal system was in initiate mode; When described disposal system did not take described bus, described disposal system was in off position.
11. computing machine according to claim 10 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Public IO interface is connected with second disposal system with described first disposal system respectively by described bus, is used for being called by described first disposal system when described first disposal system takies bus; When described second disposal system takies bus, call by described second disposal system.
12. the method for a control computer operation is characterized in that described computing machine comprises first disposal system, has first processing speed; Second disposal system has second processing speed, and described second processing speed is less than described first processing speed; Bus is used to realize being connected of described first disposal system and described second disposal system; Described method comprises the steps:
The state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described first disposal system, control described first disposal system and start and take described bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described second disposal system be in idle state; And/or,
The state of judging current computer satisfy predetermined, in the time of need enabling the condition of described second disposal system, control described second disposal system and start and take described bus and handle described current Processing tasks and make described first disposal system be in idle state.
13. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, when the state of described computing machine satisfies one or more in the following condition, controls described first disposal system and starts and take described bus:
The data processing amount of the current Processing tasks of computing machine surpasses predetermined data processing amount thresholding;
When computing machine provided the energy by battery, the dump energy of battery reached the first predetermined electric weight thresholding;
Computer to dissipate heat reaches predetermined heat radiation level;
The task that computing machine is worked as pre-treatment belongs to the task that predetermined need are enabled described first disposal system;
Receive the instruction that is used to force to enable described first disposal system of user's input.
14. method according to claim 12 is characterized in that, when the state of described computing machine satisfies one or more in the following condition, controls described second disposal system and starts and take described bus:
The data processing amount of the current Processing tasks of computing machine is no more than predetermined data processing amount thresholding;
When computing machine provided the energy by battery, the dump energy of battery was lower than the second predetermined electric weight thresholding;
Computer to dissipate heat does not reach predetermined heat radiation level;
The task that computing machine is worked as pre-treatment belongs to the task that predetermined need are enabled described second disposal system;
Receive the instruction that is used to force to enable described second disposal system of user's input.
15. according to each described method among the claim 12-14, it is characterized in that, after described first disposal system of control starts and takies system bus, also comprise:
If the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable described second disposal system, then current startup and the disposal system that takies described bus are switched to described second disposal system, and make described first disposal system be in off position; And/or,
If described first disposal system is placed idle state by force, then control described second disposal system startup and take described bus.
16. according to each described method among the claim 12-14, it is characterized in that, after described second disposal system starts and takies described bus, also comprise:
If the state of current computer satisfies condition predetermined, that need enable described first disposal system, then current startup and the disposal system that takies described bus are switched to described first disposal system, and make described second disposal system be in off position; And/or,
If the occupied duration length that reaches predetermined percentage of system resource reaches default time span, then current startup and the disposal system that takies described bus are switched to described first disposal system, and make described second disposal system be in off position.
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