Concurrent Virtual Storage Management

A memory system is configured for access by a plurality of computer processing units. An address lock bit is configured in a translation table of the memory system. The address lock supports both address lock shared and address lock exclusive functions. A storage manager of an operating system confi...

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Hauptverfasser: Morgenstern Harris M, Rankin Thomas F, Tzortzatos Elpida, Mari Charles E, Relson Peter J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A memory system is configured for access by a plurality of computer processing units. An address lock bit is configured in a translation table of the memory system. The address lock supports both address lock shared and address lock exclusive functions. A storage manager of an operating system configured to obtain exclusive access to an entry in a DAT table either by obtaining an address space lock exclusive or obtaining an address space lock shared, and setting a lock bit in a DAT entry.