Method to provide atomic update primitives in an asymmetric heterogeneous multiprocessor environment

The present invention provides for atomic update primitives in an asymmetric single-chip heterogeneous multiprocessor computer system having a shared memory with DMA transfers. At least one lock line command is generated from a set comprising a get lock line command with reservation, a put lock line...

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1. Verfasser: DAY MICHAEL NORMAN,JOHNS CHARLES RAY,KAHLE JAMES ALLAN,LIU PEICHUM PETER,TRUONG THUONG QUANG
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides for atomic update primitives in an asymmetric single-chip heterogeneous multiprocessor computer system having a shared memory with DMA transfers. At least one lock line command is generated from a set comprising a get lock line command with reservation, a put lock line conditional command, and a put lock line unconditional command.