摘要 |
<p>A program controlled apparatus includes one or more units for executing a multiple process. A mutex ordering mechanism controls the ordering of mutex ownership to provide deterministic execution of the processes. A mutex processor monitors mutex registers for determining mutex ownership. The mutex registers can be configured as sets of mutex request registers and mutex release registers. The apparatus may include a single processor configured to execute multiple processes concurrently, or multiple processing units, each configured to execute one or more processes. A monitor unit which can monitor equivalent operation of the processing sets can also include the mutex ordering mechanism. <IMAGE></p> |