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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Azul Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gil Tene, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Michael A. Wolf, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Sellers, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jack H. Choquette, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Azul Systems, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/46 (2006.01); G06F 9/38 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/345 (2006.01); G06F 9/355 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3842 (2013.01); G06F 9/3001 (2013.01); G06F 9/3004 (2013.01); G06F 9/30032 (2013.01); G06F 9/30087 (2013.01); G06F 9/345 (2013.01); G06F 9/355 (2013.01); G06F 9/3834 (2013.01); G06F 9/3857 (2013.01); G06F 9/3863 (2013.01); G06F 9/461 (2013.01);
Abstract
Preempting the execution of a thread is disclosed. Preempting includes receiving an indication that a preemption of the thread is desired and context switching the thread out at a thread safe point in the event that a thread safe point is reached.