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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2010
Chae Seok Im, Suwon-si, KR;
Shi Hwa Lee, Seoul, KR;
Seung Won Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae Don Lee, Paju-si, KR;
Min Kyu Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;
Chae Seok Im, Suwon-si, KR;
Shi Hwa Lee, Seoul, KR;
Seung Won Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jae Don Lee, Paju-si, KR;
Min Kyu Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a hardware acceleration apparatus, method and computer-readable medium efficiently processing multi-core synchronization. A processor core that fails to acquire a lock variable may be switched to a low power sleep mode and a waste of power may be reduced. Additionally, when a lock variable is returned, a wakeup signal may be transmitted to a processor core operated in the low power sleep mode, and the processor core may be activated.