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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Marcia E. McConnell0
Date of Patent
July 19, 2011
Patent Application Number
11075118
Date Filed
March 8, 2005
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Patent abstract
An algorithm for preventing starving threads in a counting semaphore for a computer operating system. The algorithm operates in a stealing mode where threads can steal resources from other threads if none of the threads is starving, and operates in a first-in first-out mode if one or more of the threads becomes starving.
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