System method for use of hardware semaphores for resource...

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2006-02-28

2006-02-28

Peyton, Tammara (Department: 2182)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Input/output addressing

C710S003000, C710S031000, C710S052000, C710S056000, C710S240000, C709S226000, C709S229000, C718S104000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07007108

ABSTRACT:
A method for resource notification is disclosed. The method generally comprises the steps of (A) buffering a plurality of messages received from a plurality of busses, (B) arbitrating among the messages, (C) writing the messages in response to the arbitration, and (D) generating a plurality of notification signals on a plurality of lines in response to the messages as written to a plurality of addresses.

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patent: 6018785 (2000-01-01), Wenniger
patent: 6725457 (2004-04-01), Priem et al.
“AMBA™ Specification”, (Rev. 2.0), ARM Limited 1999, pp. 1-1 through 6-38 (230 pages).

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