Patent
1996-01-11
1997-07-15
Beausoliel, Jr., Robert W.
G06F 1300
Patent
active
056490925
ABSTRACT:
The disclosure relates to a high performance fault tolerant queuing system. Multiple processors share access to one or more queues which are stored in an addressable memory. A storage controller provides general access to the addressable memory and includes queue functions for maintaining the queues. Queue access is provided in a first-come/first-served basis. In addition to the get and put queue functions, queue control within the storage control saves a queue item which is read from the queue in a location in the addressable memory which is associated with the processor making a get request, thereby alleviating the requesting processor from having to save the queue item.
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Price deceased Ferris T.
Rodi Eugene A.
Theis Marvin W.
Beausoliel, Jr. Robert W.
Elmore Stephen C.
Johnson Charles A.
Starr Mark T.
Unisys Corporation
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