Instruction sequences for suspending execution of a thread until a specified memory access occurs

Techniques for suspending execution of a thread until a specified memory access occurs. In one embodiment, a set of instructions executable by a machine may specify a monitor address, suspend a thread until a monitor break event occurs, and test whether the monitor break event is a write to the moni...

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Main Authors MARR DEBORAH T, KOUFATY DAVID A, KAUSHIK SHIV, HILL DAVID L, CROSSLAND JAMES B, RODGERS DION
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.07.2003
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Techniques for suspending execution of a thread until a specified memory access occurs. In one embodiment, a set of instructions executable by a machine may specify a monitor address, suspend a thread until a monitor break event occurs, and test whether the monitor break event is a write to the monitor address. If the monitor break event is not a write to the monitor address, then the thread is suspending again.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20010039650