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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGordon Douglas Hutchison, Brian David Peacock, Martin John Trotter
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The invention relates to a method of operating a computer system supporting multiple processes having potentially different priorities. The system provides a wait-notify mechanism, whereby a first process can be suspended pending notification from a second process. The mechanism is controlled via a predetermined resource which-must be-owned by the first process when suspension is initiated, and the second process at the time of notification. During the suspension of the first process, the priority of a process that acquires ownership of said predetermined resource is increased, typically to a level equal to that of the first process. This ensures that the first process does not wait an unduly long time to be notified for resumption.
A method of operating a computer system supporting multiple processes having potentially different priorities, said method comprising the steps of:
A computer program product comprising computer program instructions encoded in a medium in machine readable form, which when loaded into a computer system supporting multiple processes having potentially different priorities cause the system to perform the steps of:
A computer system supporting multiple processes having potentially different priorities, said system including:
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