Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Shared memory area
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-27
2005-09-27
Bataille, Pierre-Michel (Department: 2186)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Shared memory area
C711S141000, C703S007000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06950913
ABSTRACT:
Methods and devices are provided for controlling lock and unlock operations within a computer system. A home cluster includes a home lock manager. The home lock manager is a master lock manager for the home cluster and for a plurality of remote clusters, the plurality of remote clusters including remote cache coherency controllers and a plurality of remote processors. Lock and unlock commands from the home lock manager are transmitted by a home cache coherency controller to the remote cache coherency controllers and forwarded to the remote processors.
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Bataille Pierre-Michel
Beyer Weaver & Thomas LLP
Newisys Inc.
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