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Managing concurrent accesses to a cache

US8301847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 2011
Grant dateOct 30, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/0842
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention manage concurrent accesses to a resource in a parallel computing environment. A plurality of locks is assigned to manage concurrent access to a plurality of parts of a resource. A usage of at least one of the plurality of parts of the resource is monitored. The assignment of the plurality of locks to the plurality of parts of the resource is modified based on the usage that has been monitored.

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