A method, comprising: at a first processing cluster with a plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors and a power management processor distinct from the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors, the first processing cluster included in an electronic device: obtaining performance information about the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors; executing first instructions to transition a first processor of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors from a first performance state to a second performance state, different from the first performance state, in accordance with the obtained performance information and independently of respective performance states of other processors in the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors; and executing one or more debug instructions to perform debugging of a respective processor of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors based on the obtained performance information; wherein the performance information includes activity levels, energy consumption, temperature measurements, counts of performance limit breaches, and/or throttling instructions for one or more of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors; and wherein the obtained performance information includes temperatures for one or more of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors, and in accordance with the performance information indicating an increase in a temperature of the first processor, the second performance state is a state that is associated with lower power consumption than the first performance state. at a first processing cluster with a plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors and a power management processor distinct from the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors, the first processing cluster included in an electronic device: obtaining performance information about the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors; executing first instructions to transition a first processor of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors from a first performance state to a second performance state, different from the first performance state, in accordance with the obtained performance information and independently of respective performance states of other processors in the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors; and executing one or more debug instructions to perform debugging of a respective processor of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors based on the obtained performance information; obtaining performance information about the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors; executing first instructions to transition a first processor of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors from a first performance state to a second performance state, different from the first performance state, in accordance with the obtained performance information and independently of respective performance states of other processors in the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors; and executing one or more debug instructions to perform debugging of a respective processor of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors based on the obtained performance information; wherein the performance information includes activity levels, energy consumption, temperature measurements, counts of performance limit breaches, and/or throttling instructions for one or more of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors; and wherein the obtained performance information includes temperatures for one or more of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors, and in accordance with the performance information indicating an increase in a temperature of the first processor, the second performance state is a state that is associated with lower power consumption than the first performance state. wherein the obtained performance information includes temperatures for one or more of the plurality (210-1,..., 210-N) of processors, and in accordance with the performance information indicating an increase in a temperature of the first processor, the second performance state is a state that is associated with lower power consumption than the first performance state.