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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2005
Daniel S. Nussbaum, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mark S. Moir, Hampton, NH (US);
Nir N. Shavit, Cambridge, MA (US);
Guy L. Steele, Lexington, MA (US);
Daniel S. Nussbaum, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mark S. Moir, Hampton, NH (US);
Nir N. Shavit, Cambridge, MA (US);
Guy L. Steele, Lexington, MA (US);
Sun Microsystem, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer system uses transient blocking synchronization for performing operations on shared memory. When performing operations on more than one memory location, the computer system obtains transient exclusive access to a first memory location. The computer system then obtains transient exclusive access to a second memory location, where the transient exclusive access to the second memory location does not expire prior to an expiration of the transient exclusive access to the first memory location or until explicitly unleased.