Method to Provide Atomic Update Primitives in an Asymmetric Heterogeneous Multiprocessor Environment

The present invention provides for atomic update primitives in an asymmetric single-chip heterogeneous multiprocessor computer system having a shared memory with DMA transfers. At least one lock line command is generated from a set comprising a get lock line command with reservation, a put lock line...

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Main Authors DAY MICHAEL N, JOHNS CHARLES R, LIU PEICHUM P, TRUONG THUONG Q, KAHLE JAMES A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.01.2007
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:The present invention provides for atomic update primitives in an asymmetric single-chip heterogeneous multiprocessor computer system having a shared memory with DMA transfers. At least one lock line command is generated from a set comprising a get lock line command with reservation, a put lock line conditional command, and a put lock line unconditional command.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060468317