System and method for priority inheritance
US6904483B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4881
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling priority inheritance in a computer system is described, the method including testing a priority inheritance variable associated with a task, and lowering the current priority of a task when testing the priority inheritance variable indicates that the task holds no resources that are involved in a priority inheritance.
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