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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Applicants:
Ali-reza Adl-tabatabai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jayashankar Bharadwaj, Saratoga, CA (US);
Tatiana Shpeisman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ali-Reza Adl-Tabatabai, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jayashankar Bharadwaj, Saratoga, CA (US);
Tatiana Shpeisman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/45 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a read barrier mechanism are described. According to an embodiment, a method comprises receiving an access request for a program object; performing a combined check for a null reference or for a read barrier for the program object; and if the combined check is affirmative, performing a recovery operation.