发明公开
EP1612661A2 Compare-and-exchange operation using sleep-wakeup mechanism
审中-公开
Vergleich-und-Austausch-Befehl mit Schlafen / Aufwachenverfahren
- 专利标题: Compare-and-exchange operation using sleep-wakeup mechanism
- 专利标题(中): Vergleich-und-Austausch-Befehl mit Schlafen / Aufwachenverfahren
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申请号: EP05253896.4申请日: 2005-06-23
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公开(公告)号: EP1612661A2公开(公告)日: 2006-01-04
- 发明人: Saha, Bratin , Merten, Matthew , Hammarlund, Per
- 申请人: INTEL CORPORATION
- 申请人地址: 2200 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95052 US
- 专利权人: INTEL CORPORATION
- 当前专利权人: INTEL CORPORATION
- 当前专利权人地址: 2200 Mission College Boulevard Santa Clara, CA 95052 US
- 代理机构: Molyneaux, Martyn William
- 优先权: US880638 20040630
- 主分类号: G06F9/315
- IPC分类号: G06F9/315
摘要:
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for performing compare and exchange operations using a sleep-wakeup mechanism. According to one embodiment, an instruction at a processor is executed to help acquire a lock on behalf of the processor. If the lock is unavailable to be acquired by the processor, the instruction is put to sleep until an event has occurred.
公开/授权文献
- EP1612661A3 Compare-and-exchange operation using sleep-wakeup mechanism 公开/授权日:2007-09-19
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