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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2009
Applicants:
Junqiang Lan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
LI Sha, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhijian LU, Fremont, CA (US);
YE Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Junqiang Lan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Li Sha, San Jose, CA (US);
Zhijian Lu, Fremont, CA (US);
Ye Zhou, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present specification describes techniques and apparatus that enable synchronization using agent-based semaphores. In one or more implementations, a semaphore is used for a first agent to notify a second agent that the first agent has completed a particular task of a set of tasks and has completed using a shared resource for the particular task.