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Method and system for implementing a scalable, high-performance, fault-tolerant locking mechanism in a multi-process environment

US8578218B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Oracle International Corporation · US

Inventors

Atul Singh · Bengaluru, IN
Maneesh Joshi · Palo Alto, US
Ashwin Patel · Sunnyvale, US
Rakesh Saha · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2009
Grant date	Nov 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/0793
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Described is an improved method, system, and computer program product for preventing concurrent access and processing of data by multiple threads. The inventive approach may be applied to prevent concurrent access in resequencers.

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