Atomic operations on data structures
US6484185B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 5, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99954
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Performing atomic operations on data entities having an arbitrary size is disclosed. Version data is associated with a data entity. The version data is saved to a first attribute. The data entity is then accessed. The saved version data is compared to the current version data. If the two are equal, the data entity is valid.
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