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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Boris Ginzburg, Haifa, IL;
Esfirush Natanzon, Haifa, IL;
Ilya Osadchiy, Haifa, IL;
Yoav Zach, Karkur, IL;
Inventors:
Boris Ginzburg, Haifa, IL;
Esfirush Natanzon, Haifa, IL;
Ilya Osadchiy, Haifa, IL;
Yoav Zach, Karkur, IL;
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06T 1/20 (2006.01); G06T 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 1/20 (2013.01); G06T 1/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thread on one processor may be used to enable another processor to lock or release a mutex. For example, a central processing unit thread may be used by a graphics processing unit to secure a mutex for a shared memory.