Managing processor thread access to cache memory using lock attributes

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9251080
APP PUB NO 20120191917A1
SERIAL NO

13425197

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Managing access to a cache memory includes dividing said cache memory into multiple of cache areas, each cache area having multiple entries; and providing at least one separate lock attribute for each cache area such that only a processor thread having possession of the lock attribute corresponding to a particular cache area can update that cache area.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Dai, Xiao Jun Beijing, CN 9 51
Das, Subhendu Durham, US 36 44
Gan, Zhi Beijing, CN 8 54
Yue, Zhang Beijing, CN 8 9

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