Method and system for protecting shared code and data in a multi

Details Method and system for protecting shared code and data in a multi Method and system for protecting shared code and data in a multi

1994-06-30

2000-11-14

Banankhah, Majid A.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

Least weight routing

712227, 710200, G06F 900, G06F 940

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061483257

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for protecting shared code and data, in particular, shared system code and data, in a multitasking operating system are provided. The operating system includes a cooperative subsystem and a preemptive subsystem. The cooperative subsystem includes shared system code and data. The method and system include a synchronization mechanism for controlling access to the shared system code and data by threads. Ownership of the synchronization mechanism must be requested and obtained before a cooperatively scheduled thread can execute in the cooperative subsystem. Additionally, ownership of the synchronization mechanism must be requested and obtained before a preemptively scheduled thread can execute the shared system code in the cooperative subsystem. If the synchronization mechanism is already owned, the requesting thread is blocked until ownership is released. Otherwise, the requesting thread is granted ownership. Since no other thread can obtain ownership of the synchronization mechanism while one thread owns the synchronization mechanism, the shared system code and data in the cooperative subsystem is protected.

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