Patents by Inventor Thomas Glelxner

Thomas Glelxner 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).

  • Method and system for robust futexes
    Publication number: 20080189282
    Abstract: An embodiment relates to a method of managing primitives. The method includes providing a data structure available in user-space where the data structure comprises at least one futex. The method also includes detecting a termination of the process and searching the data structure for status of the at least one futex. The method further includes releasing the at least one futex in response to status of the at least one futex being held and setting a flag for at least one futex. The method further includes notifying at least one process waiting for the released at least one futex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Ingo Molnar, Thomas Glelxner, Ulrich Drepper