Managing timers in a multiprocessor environment

Details Managing timers in a multiprocessor environment Managing timers in a multiprocessor environment

2011-05-10

2011-05-10

Lee, Thomas (Department: 2115)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Clock, pulse, or timing signal generation or analysis

Counting, scheduling, or event timing

Reexamination Certificate

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07941688

ABSTRACT:
Timers are managed in a multiprocessing environment. Some timers are local to a given logical processor; such a local timer is inserted on and will be canceled only from that logical processor. Other timers are global to a logical processor. A global timer which was inserted on a given logical processor may be canceled from that logical processor or from another logical processor. Global timers are serviced in response to expiration of an associated local timer.

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