Multiprocessor system having mutual exclusion control function.

摘要

A multiprocessor system includes a plurality of processors (10-1 to 10-N) which are respectively connected to a memory device (3) and each of which produces a first control signal when executing a test-and-set instruction and a second control signal after executing a sequence of queuing steps. The multiprocessor system further has flip-flop circuits (12-1 to 12-N) each of which is set in response to the first control signal from the corresponding one of the processors (10-1 to 10-N) and which are commonly reset in response to a second control signal from any one of the processors (10-1 to 10-N). The processors (10-1 to 10-N) are prevented from executing the test-and-set instruction while the corresponding one of the flip-flop circuits (12-1 to 12-N) is set.