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Mechanisms for maintaining chains without locks

US11940994B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2021
Grant dateMar 26, 2024
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/252
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed that relate to manipulating a chain of database objects without locking the chain. A computer system may maintain a chain that orders a set of database objects stored in a cache of the computer system. The computer system may receive a set of requests to perform database transactions. Based on those received set of requests, the computer system may determine to perform a plurality of chain operations that involve modifying the chain. The computer system may perform two or more of the plurality of chain operations at least partially in parallel using a set of atomic operations without acquiring a lock on the chain.

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