1. A method of operating a system, the method comprising: receiving an indication of a first value that quantifies a change in a first operating parameter corresponding to a first component of the system, wherein the change in the first operating parameter has either been detected in the multi-core system or has been requested; translating the first value into a second value that quantifies a change in a second operating parameter, wherein the change in the second operating parameter results from the change in the first operating parameter; determining whether the second value violates a constraint on the second operating parameter; generating an outcome based, at least in part, on said determining whether the second value violates the constraint on the second operating parameter; and supplying the outcome to influence initiation of an action that either reconciles the change in the first operating parameter that has been detected or effects the change in the first operating parameter at the first component.