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Methods for single-owner multi-consumer work queues for repeatable tasks

  • US 9,766,950 B2
  • Filed: 09/11/2015
  • Issued: 09/19/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method, comprising:

  • permitting a single owner thread of a single owner, multi-consumer, work queue to access the work queue using atomic instructions limited to only a single access and using non-atomic operations; and

    restricting the single owner thread from accessing the work queue using atomic instructions involving more than one access,wherein the atomic instructions limited to only a single access consist of only one of a single read or a single write.

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