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Methods for task scheduling through locking and unlocking an ingress queue and a task queue

US9274826B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2012
Grant dateMar 1, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/50
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for parallel processing implemented by a first core in a network unit, comprising locking an ingress queue if the ingress queue is not locked by another core, searching for an unlocked task queue from a first default subset of a plurality of task queues when the ingress queue is locked by another core, wherein the first subset is different from a second default subset of the plurality of task queues from which a second core begins a search for an unlocked task queue, and searching a remainder of the plurality of task queues for an unlocked task queue when all of the first default subset of task queues are locked and the ingress queue is locked.

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