Dynamically controlling the number of busy waiters in a synchronization object
US8020166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention provides an apparatus and a method of dynamically controlling the number of busy waiters in for a synchronization object. The apparatus and method perform the steps of increasing a number of allowed busy waiters if there is a waiter in a sleep state and there are no current busy waiters when a requester releases the synchronization object, and decreasing the number of allowed busy waiters if a busy waiter moves from a busy waiting state to the sleep state.
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