Synchronization of metadata in a multi-threaded system
US9589039B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/27
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Synchronization of metadata structures in a multi-threaded system includes receiving, by a first thread of a processing device, a request for a metadata structure located in a first cache associated with an object, obtaining, by the first thread of the processing device, a synchronization mechanism associated with the first cache, holding, by the first thread of the processing device, the metadata structure associated with the object, receiving, by a second thread of the processing device, a request for the metadata structure in a second cache associated with the object, obtaining, by the second thread of the processing device, a synchronization mechanism associated with the second cache and informing the second thread of the processing device that the metadata structure associated with the object is not available.
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