Hardware Assisted Locking

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:technology
gptkbp:contrastsWith software locking
gptkbp:enables faster lock acquisition
faster lock release
gptkbp:example Compare-and-Swap instruction
Load-Link/Store-Conditional instruction
Test-and-Set instruction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hardware Assisted Locking
gptkbp:implementedIn hardware primitives
specialized CPU instructions
gptkbp:purpose improve concurrency control
reduce contention in multiprocessor systems
gptkbp:usedFor synchronization
mutual exclusion
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:personal_computer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:hardware_acceleration_(VAAI)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8