System method for use of hardware semaphores for resource release notification wherein messages comprises read-modify-write operation and address
US7007108B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/52
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for resource notification is disclosed. The method generally comprises the steps of (A) buffering a plurality of messages received from a plurality of busses, (B) arbitrating among the messages, (C) writing the messages in response to the arbitration, and (D) generating a plurality of notification signals on a plurality of lines in response to the messages as written to a plurality of addresses.
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