Lock-free scalable free list
US9892031B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0284
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A plurality of free list data structures are maintained in a multi-processor computing system that each correspond to one processor of the multi-processor computing system and that each comprise an ordered queue of processor-specific items. Thereafter, a number of processor-specific items allocated to each free list data structure is calculated. Processor-specific items allocated to a first of the free list data structures are moved to a second of the free list data structures when the number of calculated processor-specific items in the first free data structure exceeds a first threshold. In addition, processor-specific items allocated to the second of the free list data structures are moved to the first of the free list data structures when the number of calculated processor-specific items in the first free data structure is below a second threshold. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
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