Method and apparatus for thread-safe handlers for checkpoints and restarts
US7797706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/524
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for executing a handler in a multi-threaded process handling a number of threads in a manner that avoids deadlocks. A value equal to the number of threads executing in the data processing system is set. The value is decremented each time a lock count for a thread within the number of threads is zero. A thread within the number of threads is suspended if the thread requests a lock and has a lock count of zero. A procedure, such as a handler, is executed in response to all of the threads within the number of threads having no locks.
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