Thread synchronization with lock inflation methods and apparatus for managed run-time environments
US7567963B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 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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