c-treeACE V10.0 Update Guide

Internal Mutex Improvements

A mutex is a synchronization-control object used extensively within the c-treeACE Server. Performance has been improved by minimizing the use of this object. This section details internal mutex changes that have increased throughput.

In This Section Shared Memory Logon Contention Removed Redundant Mutex Usages Improve Concurrency of Queue Read and Write Functions Removed Header Contention for Memory Files Windows Critical Section Spin Count Mutex Calls Converted to Windows Slim Write Locks at Compile Time Eliminate Compulsory Atomic Operations for File Block Counters Enhanced Management of Abort Node List Management Abort Node Processing Efficiencies During Node Splits