Thread synchronization in a garbage-collected system using execu

Details Thread synchronization in a garbage-collected system using execu Thread synchronization in a garbage-collected system using execu

1997-05-29

1998-11-24

Kulik, Paul V.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707206, 711165, G06F 1202, G06F 940

Patent

active

058420169

ABSTRACT:
The present invention synchronizes threads in a garbage-collected system. In accordance with the invention, each thread may enable or disable garbage collection. A synchronization facility receives a request to initiate garbage collection. In response to the request, the facility identifies threads that have enabled garbage collection more recently than they have disabled garbage collection. Then, until all of the threads are identified or suspended, the facility identifies threads that enable garbage collection and suspends threads that disable garbage collection. When all threads are identified or suspended, the facility performs garbage collection. The facility also suspends any identified threads that attempt to disable garbage collection during the performance of garbage collection.

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