giant lock
Sign in to saveAlso known as big lock, kernel lock
lock used in the kernel to provide concurrency control required by symmetric multiprocessing systems
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, giant lock is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to lock, Linux and operating system.
It is catalogued under the topic Concurrency control.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Connections
lock
Entity
Linux
Entity
operating system
Entity
microprocessor
Entity
kernel
Entity
FreeBSD
Entity
open-source software
Entity
Linux distribution
Entity
Linux kernel
Entity
OpenBSD
Entity
parallel computing
Entity
NetBSD
Entity
CentOS
Entity
thread
Entity
DragonFly BSD
Entity
multi-core processor
Entity
system call
Entity
concurrency
Entity
Ubuntu version history
Entity
symmetric multiprocessing
Entity