Method of using a latch for controlling simultaneous access to a

Details Method of using a latch for controlling simultaneous access to a Method of using a latch for controlling simultaneous access to a

1996-05-17

1999-08-24

Sheikh, Ayaz R.

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Access locking

709100, 711152, 707 8, G06F 1314, G06F 900

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059419750

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a latch structure for effectively controlling the users' simultaneous accesses to a critical section in a system supporting a multi-user environment and a method for managing the same. The latch is a data structure, having a mutual exclusion variable and a pointer to a request queue, used in providing a schedule for user requests. It is an object of the present invention to provide a latch structure and a method for managing the same which are simple and are capable of improving the concurrence of the users' accesses to a critical section through the implementation of a complete latch satisfying all of the conditions required by the critical section. The concurrence for the multi-user system and the performance of the entire system can be greatly improved.

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