Remote procedure calling using an existing descriptor mechanism
US6170018A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99938
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Doors are implemented in an existing operating system by using a novel adaptation of existing data structures and procedures which represent and control data files of the operating system. A door is represented by a file descriptor and is managed by existing mechanisms of an operating system, such as the Unix operating system, which are also used to manage files. A door is represented by a door node, which is a novel extension of the conventional vnode structure which in turn is used in conventional operating systems to represent the state of a computer resource, e.g., a data file. A door node is adapted such that most conventional file access and control procedures, e.g., procedures open( ) and close( ), can be used to access and control door with minimal adaptation. A door node is formed by appending fields which are specific to a door node's representation of the state of a door to fields of the door node which are analogous to the fields of a vnode, which represents the state of a resource and which has a conventional structure. Thus, the fields of a door node which precede the fields specific to the representation of the state of a door are of the size, location, and format of…
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