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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2004
Kostantin Godin, Herzlia, IL;
Moshe Anschel, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Uri Dayan, Herzelia, IL;
Dvir Rune R Peleg, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Kostantin Godin, Herzlia, IL;
Moshe Anschel, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Uri Dayan, Herzelia, IL;
Dvir Rune R Peleg, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for modifying an information unit, the method includes the following stages: (i) receiving, over a first bus, a request to initiate a snooping type atomic operation associated with at least one information unit located at a first address of a memory module; (ii) providing the information unit over the first bus; (iii) attempting to complete the snooping type atomic operation of an updated information unit; and (iv) defining the atomic operation as a failed atomic operation if during at least one stage of receiving, providing and attempting, the first address was locked as a result of a locking type atomic operation.