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System, method and medium for using and/or providing operating system information to acquire a hybrid user/operating system lock

  • US 20060184942A1
  • Filed: 02/17/2005
  • Published: 08/17/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for utilizing data indicative of operating system scheduling in shared user-operating system memory space, comprising:

  • providing, by the operating system, data to a shared user-operating system memory space that is indicative of scheduled operating system activities;

    detecting an attempt to acquire a lock by a user process; and

    receiving a call by the operating system, subsequent to said detecting step, from the user process when the number of scheduled operating system activities exceeds a predetermined number, or receiving a second attempt to acquire the lock when the number of scheduled operating system activities does not exceed the predetermined number.

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