Transparent support for operating system services for a sequestered sequencer
US8516483B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/483
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Operating system services are transparently triggered for thread execution resources (“sequencers”) that are sequestered from view of the operating system. A “surrogate” thread that is managed by, and visible to, the operating system is utilized to acquire OS services on behalf of a sequestered sequencer. Multi-shred contention for shred-specific resources may thus be alleviated. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
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