Patents by Inventor Shashi Lakshmikantha

Shashi Lakshmikantha has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lock order determination method and system
    Publication number: 20070039000
    Abstract: A lock order determination method and system are described. A thread is executed including an attempt to acquire a lock. The highest lockorder held by a thread prior to attempting to acquire the lock is determined. The lockorder for the lock relative to the determined highest lockorder held is set. The system for determining a lockorder for a lock includes a find lockorder function in a thread of executable instructions arranged to store a lockorder held by the thread accessing the find lockorder function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Shashi Lakshmikantha, Robert Johnson