System and method for synchronizing threads using shared memory having different buffer portions for local and remote cores in a multi-processor system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8832712
APP PUB NO 20110173629A1
SERIAL NO

12846222

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A method of processing threads is provided. The method includes receiving a first thread that accesses a memory resource in a current state, holding the first thread, and releasing the first thread based responsive to a final thread that accesses the memory resource in the current state has been received.

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  • ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.;ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Emberling, Brian Palo Alto, US 17 163
Houston, Michael Cupertino, US 19 167
Poon, Elaine Richmond Hill, CA 5 109
Skowronek, Stanislaw New York, US 10 113

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