System and method for adding priority change value corresponding with a lock to a thread during lock processing
US7278141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4881
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method is altering the priority of a process, or thread of execution, when the process acquires a software lock. The priority is altered when the lock is acquired and restored when the process releases the lock. Thread priorities can be altered for every lock being managed by the operating system or can selectively be altered. In addition, the amount of alteration can be individually adjusted so that a process that acquires one lock receive a different priority boost than a process that acquires a different lock. Furthermore, a method of tuning a computer system by adjusting lock priority values is provided.
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