Techniques to manage critical region interrupts

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2011-03-29

2011-03-29

An, Meng-Ai (Department: 2195)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac

Task management or control

Process scheduling

C718S100000, C718S102000, C710S260000, C710S262000, C710S264000, C712S220000, C712S228000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07917910

ABSTRACT:
Briefly, techniques to manage interrupts and swaps of threads operating in critical region. In an embodiment, a thread is to be interrupted during a first critical region with an interrupt routine. The thread may be set to restart at a beginning of the first critical region in response to an indication that the thread is working in a critical region. Other embodiments are also claimed and disclosed.

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