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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2004
Lisa Liu, Cuppertino, CA (US);
Robert Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Lisa Liu, Cuppertino, CA (US);
Robert Johnson, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a data structure for multi-processor access are described. According to one embodiment, a request for a data structure is received. In response to the request, the requested data structure and a corresponding spin-lock are fetched from a computer readable medium. Once fetched, the requested data structure and corresponding spin-lock are stored in a single cache line. Following, in one example, exclusive access to the data structure is provided.
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