Systems and methods for managing concurrent access requests to a shared resource
US7346720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/526
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The systems and methods manage concurrent access requests to a shared resource. The systems and methods utilize an access management algorithm that permits multiple processes to concurrently obtain shared locks on the shared resource, but also limits access to only one process when an exclusive lock is granted. In doing so, the systems and methods avoid the problems of starvation and deadlock.
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