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US-9218204-B2 · Dec 22, 2015 · US
Locking access to data storage shared by a plurality of compute nodes
US8949566B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8949566-B2 |
| Application number | US-95889110-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | Dec 2, 2010 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for locking access to data storage shared by a plurality of compute nodes. Embodiments include maintaining, by a compute node, a queue of requests from requesting compute nodes of the plurality of compute nodes for access to the data storage, wherein possession of the queue represents possession of a mutual-exclusion lock on the data storage, the mutual-exclusion lock indicating exclusive permission for access to the data storage; and conveying, based on the order of requests in the queue, possession of the queue from the compute node to a next requesting compute node when the compute node no longer requires exclusive access to the data storage.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for locking access to data storage shared by a plurality of compute nodes, the method comprising: maintaining, by a compute node, a queue of requests from requesting compute nodes of the plurality of compute nodes for access to the data storage, wherein possession of the queue represents possession of a mutual-exclusion lock on the data storage, the mutual-exclusion lock indicating exclusive permission for access to the data storage; and conveying…
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- What does patent US8949566B2 cover?
- Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for locking access to data storage shared by a plurality of compute nodes. Embodiments include maintaining, by a compute node, a queue of requests from requesting compute nodes of the plurality of compute nodes for access to the data storage, wherein possession of the queue represents possession of a mutual-exclusion lock on the d…
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- Kandasamy Madhusudanan, Ranganathan Vidya, Vaddagiri Murali, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F9/526. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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