Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention coordinate distribution of shared memory to threads of control executing in a program by using a cooperative synchronization protocol. The protocol serializes access to memory by competing threads requesting assignment...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6341338?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6341338 - Protocol for coordinating the distribution of shared memory
Protocol for coordinating the distribution of shared memory