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Synchronization techniques in a multithreaded environment

  • US 7,117,330 B1
  • Filed: 06/12/2003
  • Issued: 10/03/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method in a computer system for detecting access to memory, the method comprising:

  • establishing an exception indicator for a memory location;

    enabling an exception to be raised when the memory location is accessed; and

    when an exception is raised as a result of access to that memory location,identifying the exception indicator that has been established for the memory location, the exception indicator specifying the type of exception processing;

    when the access is a read access, performing processing for read access of the memory location according to the identified exception indicator; and

    when the access is a write access, performing processing for write access of the memory location according to the identified exception indicator.

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