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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Shreeroop Ajaykumar, Kannur, IN;

Shaju Abraham, Bangalore, IN;

Naveen M, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/526 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example system includes a plurality of wait queues implemented in a first portion of a memory unit configured to store a plurality of lock requests. The system includes a lock head array implemented in a second portion of the memory unit configured to store a plurality of lock heads. Each wait queue of the plurality of wait queues is mapped to one lock head in the lock head array. The system includes a lock waiter array implemented in a third portion of the memory unit configured to store a number of entries corresponding to each lock head in the lock head array. The system also includes a spinlock controller including hardware circuitry configured to execute a lock logic responsive to a lock acquire request of the plurality of lock requests, and to execute an unlock logic responsive to a lock release request of the plurality of lock requests.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ajaykumar, Shreeroop. (2026). Hardware-assisted spinlock (U.S. Patent No. 12608246). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12608246

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