Google llc (20240160497). COMPUTATIONAL GRAPH CRITICAL SECTIONS simplified abstract

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COMPUTATIONAL GRAPH CRITICAL SECTIONS

Organization Name

google llc

Inventor(s)

Eugene Brevdo of San Bruno CA (US)

Alexandre Tachard Passos of San Francisco CA (US)

COMPUTATIONAL GRAPH CRITICAL SECTIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240160497 titled 'COMPUTATIONAL GRAPH CRITICAL SECTIONS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes methods, systems, and apparatus for implementing critical section subgraphs in a computational graph system. One method involves executing lock and unlock operations to create and delete shared critical section objects, respectively.

  • Task server provides a request to value server to create a shared critical section object
  • Task server determines if the shared critical section object was created by the value server
  • Task server executes operations of the critical section subgraph in serial
  • Task server provides a request to value server to delete the shared critical section object

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in distributed systems, parallel computing, and multi-threaded applications where synchronization of critical sections is crucial.

Problems Solved

This technology solves the problem of efficiently managing critical sections in a computational graph system to prevent race conditions and ensure proper synchronization of tasks.

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include improved performance, reduced likelihood of errors due to concurrent access, and enhanced scalability in complex computing environments.

Potential Commercial Applications

  • "Optimizing Critical Section Subgraphs in Computational Graph Systems for Enhanced Performance and Scalability"

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the use of traditional locking mechanisms in multi-threaded programming to manage critical sections.

Unanswered Questions

How does this technology handle deadlock situations?

The patent application does not specifically address how deadlock situations are handled when multiple tasks are competing for access to the same critical section.

What impact does this technology have on overall system efficiency?

The patent application does not provide information on the potential impact of implementing critical section subgraphs on the overall efficiency of the computational graph system.


Original Abstract Submitted

methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for implementing critical section subgraphs in a computational graph system. one of the methods includes executing a lock operation including providing, by a task server, a request to a value server to create a shared critical section object. if the task server determines that the shared critical section object was created by the value server, the task server executes one or more other operations of the critical section subgraph in serial. the task server executes an unlock operation including providing, by the task server, a request to the value server to delete the shared critical section object.