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Systems and methods for enabling threads to lock a stage prior to processing data

  • US 8,584,126 B2
  • Filed: 03/18/2008
  • Issued: 11/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for processing pieces of work in a plurality of stages, the method comprising:

  • taking a lock associated with a first stage;

    performing a task associated with the first stage on a first piece of work;

    determining if a lock associated with a second stage is available; and

    if the lock associated with the second stage is not available, storing the first piece of work in a queue associated with the second stage and taking a second piece of work from a queue associated with the first stage and performing the task associated with the first stage on the second piece of work.

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