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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2008
Young Lak Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Im Bum OH, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung Heon Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Eun Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Chul Min JO, Seoul, KR;
Sang Hyun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Young Lak Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Im Bum Oh, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung Heon Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Eun Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Chul Min Jo, Seoul, KR;
Sang Hyun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for sharing multipath-accessible memory between a plurality of processors, the method including connecting the plurality of processors in read/write communication to a same shared memory region; connecting the plurality of processors in read communication to a same semaphore area; selectably connecting one of the plurality of processors in write communication to the same semaphore area; exchanging shared memory access command messages between two processors for negotiating access to the same shared memory region; and storing protected variables indicative of the currently negotiated access to the same shared memory region in the same semaphore area, wherein the shared memory region has a channel relative to each processor, each channel having at least one buffer disposed for transferring a plurality of data packets in a burst mode.