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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2009
Alexander Dadiomov, Redmond, WA (US);
Dana Groff, Sammamish, WA (US);
Yosseff Levanoni, Redmond, WA (US);
James E. Johnson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alexander Dadiomov, Redmond, WA (US);
Dana Groff, Sammamish, WA (US);
Yosseff Levanoni, Redmond, WA (US);
James E. Johnson, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A transactional memory processing system provides for the integration of transactional memory concepts at the compiler-level into a higher-level traditional transaction processing system. Atomic blocks at the compiler-level can be specified as atomic block transactions and include the features of atomicity and isolation. Actions within this atomic block transaction include the enlistment of resource managers from a repository. The repository can now include a pre-programmed memory resource manager to manage the transactional memory. As in traditional transactions, a commit protocol can be used to determine if the actions are valid and can be exposed outside of the transaction. Unlike traditional transactions, however, the transaction is not necessarily doomed if all of the actions are not validated. Rather, memory conflicts can cause a rollback and re-execution of the atomic block transaction, which can be repeated as long as necessary, until the memory resource manger votes to commit.