Semaphore management subsystem for use with multi-thread processor systems

Semaphore management subsystem for use with multi-thread processor systems

A generic method and apparatus for managing semaphores in a multi-threaded processing system has a storage area for each of the threads in the processing system. Each storage area includes a first part for storing at least one indicia for identifying at least one unique semaphore from a plurality of...

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Hauptverfasser: Davis, Gordon Taylor, Heddes, Marco, Jenkins, Steven Kenneth, Leavens, Ross Boyd, Likovich, Jr, Robert Brian
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description A generic method and apparatus for managing semaphores in a multi-threaded processing system has a storage area for each of the threads in the processing system. Each storage area includes a first part for storing at least one indicia for identifying at least one unique semaphore from a plurality of semaphores utilized by the multi-threaded processing system and a second part for storing an indicia for indicating a locked status for the stored semaphore. A thread requiring a semaphore sends a semaphore lock request to the semaphore manager which examines the contents of all of the storage areas to determine the status of the requested semaphore. If the requested semaphore is not locked, it is locked for the requesting thread by inserting the requested semaphore and locked status in the memory location assigned to the requesting thread.
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