Priority queue for exclusive locks
US11474990B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/2343
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes reception of a first request for a lock on a lock object, storage of a first entry associated with the first request and the lock object in a queue, determination of a first queue position associated with the first entry based on a first priority level of the first request and on a priority level of each of a plurality of entries in the queue associated with the lock object, determination of whether a predetermined expiration time associated with the first request has expired, and, if it is determined that the predetermined expiration time has expired, deletion of the first entry from the queue.
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