Synchronization between processes in a coordination namespace
US11023291B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/546
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of supporting point-to-point synchronization among processes/nodes implementing different hardware barriers in a tuple space/coordinated namespace (CNS) extended memory storage architecture. The system-wide CNS provides an efficient means for storing data, communications, and coordination within applications and workflows implementing barriers in a multi-tier, multi-nodal tree hierarchy. The system provides a hardware accelerated mechanism to support barriers between the participating processes. Also architected is a tree structure for a barrier processing method where processes are mapped to nodes of a tree, e.g., a tree of degree k to provide an efficient way of scaling the number of processes in a tuple space/coordination namespace.
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