Processing system
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1. A processing system comprising:
- means for storing a plurality of items defining a queue,pointer means having a first pointer associated with a beginning of said queue and a second pointer associated with a back of said queue;
at least one writer for adding items to said queue;
at least one reader for deleting items from said queue; and
means for updating said second pointer when said at least one writer adds an item to said queue, said second pointer being updated by a swap operation.
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Abstract
A processing system which comprises means for storing a plurality of items defining a queue, pointer means having a first pointer and a second pointer associated with the beginning of said queue and a second pointer associated with the back of said queue; at least one writer for adding items to said queue; at least one reader for deleting items from said queue; and means for updating said second pointer when said at least one writer adds an item to said queue, said second pointer being updated by a swap operation.
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23 Claims
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1. A processing system comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of items defining a queue, pointer means having a first pointer associated with a beginning of said queue and a second pointer associated with a back of said queue; at least one writer for adding items to said queue; at least one reader for deleting items from said queue; and means for updating said second pointer when said at least one writer adds an item to said queue, said second pointer being updated by a swap operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A processing system comprising:
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means for storing a plurality of items defining a first queue, pointer means having a pointer associated with a back of said queue; at least one writer for adding items to said queue; means for updating said pointer when said at least one writer adds an item to said queue, said pointer being updated by a swap operation, and said storing means being arranged to store a plurality of items defining a second queue, said items identifying which of the plurality of readers is associated with a corresponding item in said first queue.
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