Zero memory buffer copying in a reliable distributed computing system
US10089011B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Reducing buffer space that is reserved when a VM attempts to write to disk. A shared memory maintains stored information available to all VM's, allowing translation between accessible to RSD's, independent of how that VM's storage is divided into VSD's. When a guest OS writes to a VSD, an “extent”, designating a location in the shared memory and amount of data to be transferred, which can be passed directly from the guest OS, through each element involved in translating the operation into one or more operations on RSD's, keeping copying to a minimum. No substantial changes need be made to the guest OS.
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