Reducing lock contention by adding a time slice to an active thread holding a lock
US8166480B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/485
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, a data processing system and a computer program product for lock contention reduction. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method provides a lock to an active thread, increments a lock counter, receives a request to de-schedule the active thread, and determines whether the lock is held by the active thread. The computer implemented method, responsive to a determination that the lock is held by the active thread, adds a first pre-determined amount to a time slice of the active thread.
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