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Augmented instruction set for proactive synchronization within a computer system

  • US 20070050560A1
  • Filed: 08/23/2006
  • Published: 03/01/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • a processor executing a set of instructions to request exclusive access to a plurality of memory resources, wherein the set of instructions includes an ACQUIRE instruction;

    storing addresses referenced by the set of instructions within a buffer;

    wherein, in response to execution of the ACQUIRE instruction, sending the addresses referenced by the set of instructions, as a set, to be compared to other addresses to which exclusive access to memory addresses has been granted.

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