Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Access locking
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-26
2005-07-26
Auve, Glenn A. (Department: 2111)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Access locking
C711S163000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06922745
ABSTRACT:
A method and device for determining an attribute associated with a locked load instruction and selecting a lock protocol based upon the attribute of the locked load instruction. Also disclosed is a method for concurrently executing the respective lock sequences associated with multiple threads of a processing device.
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Baktha Aravindh
Hum Herbert H.
Kumar Harish
Upton Mike D.
Venkatraman KS
Auve Glenn A.
Intel Corporation
Tweet Kerry D.
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