Patent ID: 8719600

Claim:
A processor comprising: a processor core, wherein the processor core is to operate at a plurality of different voltage-frequency pairs; a voltage regulator controller, wherein the voltage regulator controller is to be coupled with a voltage regulator; logic coupled with the voltage regulator controller, wherein the logic is to cause the voltage regulator controller to provide an indication to the voltage regulator to cause the voltage regulator to transition between providing a first operational voltage and a second operational voltage; and at least one register, the at least one register including: a first step size field to store a first voltage step size amount for a change in the voltage from the voltage regulator; a second step size field to store a second voltage step size amount for a change in the voltage from the voltage regulator; a down step time field to store a value to control a time between consecutive indications that are to be provided to the voltage regulator when the voltage from the voltage regulator is to be decreased; and an up step time field to store a value to control a time between consecutive indications that are to be provided to the voltage regulator when the voltage from the voltage regulator is to be increased.