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Thread synchronization with lock inflation methods and apparatus for managed run-time environments

US7567963B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 28, 2004
Grant dateJul 28, 2009
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/52
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Thread synchronization with lock inflation methods and apparatus for managed run-time environments are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein comprises determining a locking operation to perform on a lock corresponding to the object, performing an optimistically balanced synchronization of the lock if the locking operation is not unbalanced, and modifying a lock shape of the lock if the locking operation is unbalanced.

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