Methods and apparatus for maintaining coherency in a...

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2006-08-08

2006-08-08

Ellis, Kevin L. (Department: 2188)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

Reexamination Certificate

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07089387

ABSTRACT:
In a first aspect, a method for maintaining control structure coherency is provided. The method includes the steps of (1) writing a pointer to a control structure in a hardware update list while one or more portions of the control structure are accessed by hardware during a hardware update operation; and (2) delaying a software access to one or more portions of the control structure during a software update operation while the pointer to the control structure is on the hardware update list. Numerous other aspects are provided.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5404482 (1995-04-01), Stamm et al.

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