Dependency locking
US11176115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/27
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are described for performing dependency locking to enable parallel execution of database server processes modifying the same object. In an embodiment, a DBMS receives a request to execute an operation on its managed database. The request may include an object identifier and a version identifier for a version of a database object, which is required for the successful execution of the operation on the database. The required version of the database object may not exist and may be generated only after the execution of another, second, operation on the database. The first database server process initiates execution of the earlier received operation on the database. The first database server process queries the first database for the version of the particular database object and determines that the version of the database object does not exist yet, in one embodiment. Based on such a determination, a dependency lock is generated for the version of the object, and the first database server process is suspended, preventing the completion of execution of the earlier received operation on the database. Another, second database server process executes another operation on the databa…
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