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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2006
Tahsin Erdogan, Redmond, WA (US);
Adrian Marinescu, Issaquah, WA (US);
Dragos C. Sambotin, Issaquah, WA (US);
Tahsin Erdogan, Redmond, WA (US);
Adrian Marinescu, Issaquah, WA (US);
Dragos C. Sambotin, Issaquah, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and computing device for providing concurrent read and write access to a linked list of elements is presented. A linked list is provided wherein read access by a reader process and write access by a writer process may occur substantially concurrently. The linked list includes three internal lists for processes to reference elements of the linked list. The linked list also includes an updated indicator. Read access to the linked list is provided to a reader process such that the reader process accesses elements in the linked list according to a read list of the three internal lists. Write access to the linked list is provided to a writer process such that the writer process accesses elements in the linked list according to a write list of the three internal lists.