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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2010
Ingo Molnar, Grünhelde-Kagel, DE;
Thomas Gleixner, Uhldingen-Muehlhofen, DE;
Ulrich Drepper, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ingo Molnar, Grünhelde-Kagel, DE;
Thomas Gleixner, Uhldingen-Muehlhofen, DE;
Ulrich Drepper, Mountain View, CA (US);
Red Hat, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
An embodiment relates to a method of managing primitives. The method includes providing a data structure available in user-space where the data structure comprises at least one futex. The method also includes detecting a termination of the process and searching the data structure for status of the at least one futex. The method further includes releasing the at least one futex in response to status of the at least one futex being held and setting a flag for at least one futex. The method further includes notifying at least one process waiting for the released at least one futex.