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Detecting software race conditions

US7844862B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 8, 2007
Grant dateNov 30, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/362
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Detecting a race condition is disclosed. An indication of a store operation to a memory address is received. An identifier of the memory address is stored. The identifier is used to detect an occurrence of a memory operation that is not associated with a previous ordering operation.

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