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Method and system for dynamically bounded spinning threads on a contested mutex

  • US 20050081204A1
  • Filed: 09/25/2003
  • Published: 04/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for managing a mutex in a data processing system, the method comprising:

  • maintaining a spinning thread count value for a number of threads that are spinning on a mutex;

    attempting to acquire the mutex by a first thread; and

    in response to a determination that the mutex has already been acquired by a second thread, determining to enter a spin state or a sleep state on the first thread based on the spinning thread count value.

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