Special internal SRAM to store Mutex?

By: Dan Fay (daniel.fay.delete@this.gmail.com), April 13, 2021 11:03 am
Room: Moderated Discussions
Etienne Lorrain (etienne_lorrain.delete@this.yahoo.fr) on April 13, 2021 1:01 am wrote:
> Aspect of Anonimity (aoa.delete@this.pgsogcuei.com) on April 12, 2021 7:29 pm wrote:
> > Maybe HW can implement something to make locking more efficient, and we need to
> > turn to programming languages for an elegant solution to concurrency woes.
>
> I wonder if it would be useful to have an area of fast memory (SRAM) inside the chip, accessed by all cores
> without cache, to implement locking for restricted parts (i.e. kernel only, due to the size limit).
> For instance 64 Kbytes of MSR common to all cores inside a physical chip to store Mutexes?
> No more problems due to the Mutex being stored into different core caches, with different MESI states.
> It would not solve multi-socket systems, nor massively parallel
> applications, but might improve the standard case?
>

FWIW, the dual-core STM32H7 microcontrollers have a series of hardware semaphores. It looks like the hardware semaphore block can notify one of the cores when a semaphore is freed via an interrupt.

https://www.st.com/content/ccc/resource/training/technical/product_training/group0/2a/6a/df/e1/3b/52/48/b7/STM32H7-System-Hardware_Semaphore_HSEM/files/STM32H7-System-Hardware_Semaphore_HSEM.pdf/_jcr_content/translations/en.STM32H7-System-Hardware_Semaphore_HSEM.pdf

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      HTM and TLEdmcq2021/03/30 02:03 PM
      Intel RTM and HLE is a successGanon2021/03/30 04:22 PM
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            Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Foo_2021/03/31 04:58 AM
              Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Andrey2021/03/31 06:45 AM
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                  Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Andrey2021/03/31 08:57 AM
                    Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)anonymou52021/03/31 09:39 AM
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                      Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Andrey2021/03/31 09:47 AM
                    Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)anonymou52021/03/31 09:40 AM
                Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Ganon2021/03/31 08:58 AM
                  Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)anonymou52021/03/31 09:42 AM
                  Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Linus Torvalds2021/03/31 10:54 AM
                    Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Linus Torvalds2021/03/31 11:00 AM
                      Any idea about IBM?Mark Roulo2021/03/31 11:15 AM
                        Any idea about IBM?Linus Torvalds2021/03/31 11:37 AM
                          Any idea about IBM?dmcq2021/03/31 02:04 PM
                            Any idea about IBM?Linus Torvalds2021/03/31 03:44 PM
                              A non straw man view of hardware transactional memoryGanon2021/03/31 06:52 PM
                                A non straw man view of hardware transactional memoryanon22021/03/31 10:03 PM
                                  A non straw man view of hardware transactional memoryCarson2021/04/02 12:11 AM
                                    A non straw man view of hardware transactional memoryanon22021/04/02 04:28 AM
                              IBM zArch TM - guaranteed progressDavid Kanter2021/03/31 07:37 PM
                              Any idea about IBM?Andrey2021/03/31 10:31 PM
                                Any idea about IBM?Linus Torvalds2021/04/01 09:54 AM
                                  Any idea about IBM?Andrey2021/04/02 11:50 AM
                        Any idea about IBM?someone2021/03/31 11:02 PM
                      Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)anon22021/03/31 02:46 PM
                        Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Linus Torvalds2021/03/31 04:08 PM
                          Leaving it to software is tricky!David Kanter2021/03/31 07:41 PM
                            And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingCarson2021/04/01 10:13 PM
                              Hardware fallback pathAnon2021/04/02 09:51 AM
                              And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingLinus Torvalds2021/04/03 09:41 AM
                                And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingLinus Torvalds2021/04/03 10:11 AM
                                  And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingsr2021/04/03 10:30 AM
                                    And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingLinus Torvalds2021/04/03 11:14 AM
                                      And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingsr2021/04/03 11:39 AM
                                        And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingAnon2021/04/03 01:08 PM
                                          And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingsr2021/04/03 01:33 PM
                                            And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingdmcq2021/04/04 04:35 AM
                                        And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingLinus Torvalds2021/04/03 01:22 PM
                                          Transactional memory isn't exclusive to lockingsr2021/04/03 11:17 PM
                                            Transactional memory isn't exclusive to lockingAspect of Anonimity2021/04/04 02:49 AM
                                            Transactional memory isn't exclusive to lockingAndrey2021/04/04 03:58 AM
                                              Transactional memory isn't exclusive to lockingsr2021/04/04 09:10 AM
                                                Transactional memory isn't exclusive to lockingAndrey2021/04/04 09:33 AM
                                                  Transactional memory isn't exclusive to lockingsr2021/04/05 01:41 AM
                                      And a hardware predicttor needs access to fallback timingGeertB2021/04/04 06:08 PM
                            Leaving it to software is tricky!Andrey2021/04/02 02:00 PM
                          Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)@never_released2021/04/01 07:21 AM
                            Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)@never_released2021/04/01 07:30 AM
                            Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Linus Torvalds2021/04/01 09:00 AM
                              Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)dmcq2021/04/01 09:35 AM
                                Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Linus Torvalds2021/04/01 09:59 AM
                                  Is HTM actually in ARMv9?dncq2021/04/01 10:26 AM
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                              Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Jörn Engel2021/04/01 08:15 PM
                          Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)---2021/04/02 09:00 AM
                      Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Jon Masters2021/04/01 09:56 AM
                        RockMichael S2021/04/01 11:29 AM
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              Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)anon22021/03/31 02:57 PM
                Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)anon32021/03/31 03:09 PM
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                  Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)anony2021/04/01 09:26 AM
                  Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)none2021/04/01 10:20 AM
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                  Intel RTM and HLE is a success (is it?)Adrian2021/04/02 12:03 AM
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        Transactional memory similarity to garbage collectionAnon2021/04/05 02:14 PM
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                    No conflict between theory and practiceAnon2021/04/07 09:06 AM
                    No conflict between theory and practiceLinus Torvalds2021/04/07 09:35 AM
                      No conflict between theory and practicesr2021/04/07 11:34 AM
                        If HTM were well implemented, nobody would complain (NT)Anon2021/04/07 11:54 AM
                          If HTM were well implemented, nobody would complaindmcq2021/04/07 02:36 PM
                            If HTM were well implemented, nobody would complainAnon2021/04/07 03:04 PM
                          If HTM were well implemented, nobody would complain---2021/04/08 08:37 AM
                        No conflict between theory and practiceLinus Torvalds2021/04/07 12:20 PM
                          No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/07 01:32 PM
                            No conflict between theory and practicedmcq2021/04/07 02:32 PM
                              No conflict between theory and practiceanonymou52021/04/07 03:26 PM
                              No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/07 04:54 PM
                                No conflict between theory and practiceLinus Torvalds2021/04/08 07:41 AM
                                  No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/08 08:12 AM
                                  No conflict between theory and practiceRobert Williams2021/04/08 08:15 AM
                                    No conflict between theory and practiceLinus Torvalds2021/04/08 08:56 AM
                                      No conflict between theory and practiceRobert Williams2021/04/08 06:50 PM
                                        No conflict between theory and practiceLinus Torvalds2021/04/09 08:25 AM
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                                            It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Mark Roulo2021/04/09 11:54 AM
                                              It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.me2021/04/09 01:21 PM
                                                It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Andrey2021/04/10 06:08 AM
                                                  It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.me2021/04/10 11:43 AM
                                                    It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Robert Williams2021/04/10 06:05 PM
                                                      It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Andrey2021/04/11 12:42 AM
                                                        It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Michael S2021/04/11 03:23 AM
                                              It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Robert Williams2021/04/10 07:24 AM
                                                It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Andrey2021/04/10 09:36 AM
                                                  It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Michael S2021/04/10 09:58 AM
                                                    It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Robert Williams2021/04/10 10:42 AM
                                                    It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Brendan2021/04/10 10:27 PM
                                                      It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Michael S2021/04/11 02:34 AM
                                                        It helps adoption when developers can run the code an their machines.Brendan2021/04/11 03:18 PM
                                            TSX for all?wumpus2021/04/09 12:10 PM
                                            TSX for all?Linus Torvalds2021/04/09 02:03 PM
                                              [CLICK BAIT?] Torvalds to recommend arm64!anonymous22021/04/09 02:17 PM
                                              TSX for all?Linus Torvalds2021/04/09 02:22 PM
                                                amen! (NT)anonymou52021/04/09 04:42 PM
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                                              TSX for all?Michael S2021/04/10 10:13 AM
                                                TSX for all?Brendan2021/04/10 10:05 PM
                                          No conflict between theory and practiceanonymouse2021/04/09 02:02 PM
                            No conflict between theory and practiceLinus Torvalds2021/04/07 04:12 PM
                              No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/07 04:33 PM
                                No conflict between theory and practiceanon22021/04/07 07:12 PM
                                  No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/07 11:29 PM
                                    No conflict between theory and practiceAnon2021/04/07 11:50 PM
                                    No conflict between theory and practiceanon22021/04/07 11:52 PM
                                      No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/08 01:41 AM
                                        No conflict between theory and practiceAdrian2021/04/08 02:09 AM
                                          No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/08 02:50 AM
                                            No conflict between theory and practiceAdrian2021/04/08 04:07 AM
                                            No conflict between theory and practiceanon22021/04/08 04:18 AM
                                              No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/08 07:18 AM
                                                No conflict between theory and practiceanon22021/04/08 08:11 AM
                                                  No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/08 08:48 AM
                                                    No conflict between theory and practiceanon22021/04/08 03:10 PM
                                            No conflict between theory and practice---2021/04/08 07:30 PM
                                              No conflict between theory and practicedmcq2021/04/09 01:25 AM
                                                No conflict between theory and practiceLinus Torvalds2021/04/09 08:44 AM
                                        No conflict between theory and practiceanon22021/04/08 03:09 AM
                                          No conflict between theory and practicesr2021/04/10 12:22 AM
                                            No conflict between theory and practiceAnon2021/04/10 03:00 AM
                                              No conflict between theory and practiceEtienne Lorrain2021/04/11 11:56 PM
                                                No conflict between theory and practiceAnon2021/04/12 12:54 AM
                                                  No conflict between theory and practicedmcq2021/04/12 12:44 PM
                              No conflict between theory and practiceGabriele Svelto2021/04/08 12:03 AM
                                No conflict between theory and practicedmcq2021/04/12 12:53 PM
                                  No conflict between theory and practicedmcq2021/04/14 03:50 AM
                      transactional memory = memory lock/unlocksr2021/04/09 11:56 PM
                        transactional memory = memory lock/unlockAnon2021/04/10 03:05 AM
                    No conflict between theory and practiceanon22021/04/07 04:19 PM
                No conflict between theory and practicedmcq2021/04/07 12:16 PM
            No conflict between theory and practiceAnon2021/04/06 09:46 AM
            No conflict between theory and practiceAspect of Anonimity2021/04/06 01:16 PM
              No conflict between theory and practiceNoSpammer2021/04/09 11:02 PM
                No conflict between theory and practicesr2021/04/10 12:47 AM
                No conflict between theory and practiceAspect of Anonimity2021/04/10 10:30 PM
                  No conflict between theory and practiceAndrey2021/04/11 04:05 AM
                    HmAspect of Anonimity2021/04/12 06:29 PM
                      Special internal SRAM to store Mutex?Etienne Lorrain2021/04/13 12:01 AM
                        Special internal SRAM to store Mutex?Anon2021/04/13 12:26 AM
                        Special internal SRAM to store Mutex?Linus Torvalds2021/04/13 08:53 AM
                        Special internal SRAM to store Mutex?Dan Fay2021/04/13 11:03 AM
                          Special internal SRAM to store Mutex?Ben LaHaise2021/04/13 02:32 PM
                          Special internal SRAM to store Mutex?Gabriele Svelto2021/04/13 10:43 PM
                        Special internal SRAM to store Mutex?Carson2021/04/13 09:19 PM
          No conflict between theory and practicesr2021/04/06 06:12 AM
            No conflict between theory and practiceAnon2021/04/06 09:43 AM
            No conflict between theory and practiceAspect of Anonimity2021/04/06 02:20 PM
              No conflict between theory and practicesr2021/04/07 09:09 AM
                No conflict between theory and practiceanon22021/04/07 07:53 PM
  Armv9 officially announceddmcq2021/03/30 02:28 PM
    Totally backwads logic on compatibilityHeikki Kultala2021/03/30 02:44 PM
      Totally backwads logic on compatibilityDoug S2021/03/31 11:09 AM
        Totally backwads logic on compatibilitydmcq2021/03/31 02:15 PM
  Armv9 officially announcedv92021/04/12 02:57 PM
    Armv9 officially announcedj2021/04/13 04:07 AM
      Armv9 officially announcedDoug S2021/04/13 09:21 AM
        Armv9 officially announcedanonymou52021/04/13 10:06 AM
          Armv9 officially announcedDoug S2021/04/13 12:01 PM
        Armv9 officially announceddmcq2021/04/13 02:20 PM
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