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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2025
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Rohit K Chawla, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Neha R Naik, Fairview, PA (US);
Viral Kirtikumar Mehta, Pune, IN;
Dominick I Santangelo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gokul Prasanna Mani, Apex, NC (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for preventing cache element access in a cache. The method includes selecting a cache element represented in a global hash table, making a first determination that a shared trylock associated with the cache element can be obtained, obtaining the shared trylock based on the first determination and receiving a can inval flag; making a second determination that an exclusive trylock associated with the cache element can be obtained; obtaining the exclusive trylock based on the second determination, and invalidating, after obtaining the exclusive trylock, the cache element.