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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
  • 申请号: EP05253896.4
    申请日: 2005-06-23
  • 公开(公告)号: EP1612661A2
    公开(公告)日: 2006-01-04
  • 发明人: Saha, BratinMerten, MatthewHammarlund, 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
Compare-and-exchange operation using sleep-wakeup mechanism
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.
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