Method and system for using the event wait list anchor as a lock

Details Method and system for using the event wait list anchor as a lock Method and system for using the event wait list anchor as a lock

1996-11-22

1999-10-05

Banankhah, Majid A.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data routing

Least weight routing

709100, G06F 900

Patent

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059615834

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for maintaining a list for threads which are awaiting their occurrence of event. First a thread is detected that desires to perform some type of action based upon the occurrence of an event. Thereafter, the value of an event list anchor is set to indicate that it is currently unavailable. Thereafter, the value of the event list anchor set equal to the identification of the second thread.

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