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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2020
Argo Ai, Llc, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Randall Nortman, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Argo AI, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing lockless access to a buffer ring are disclosed. The systems include a shared memory comprising the buffer ring. The buffer ring includes a plurality of sequentially arranged fixed size buffers configured to store messages, and a global header comprising a counter and a lock. The systems further include a publisher configured to write a plurality of messages to the plurality of fixed sized buffers in the buffer ring, and a subscriber configured to read one or more of the plurality of messages written by the publisher. The counter provides information relating to a fixed size buffer in the buffer ring to which the publisher will next write a message.