Multihop system calls
US6697367B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/201
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system may include one or more hosts and a plurality of data storage devices for providing multihop system calls. The data storage devices are interconnected and also connected to the one or more hosts. The connections may be direct or indirect. Each data storage device classifies a data operation as a system call, a remote system call, or a multihop system call. If an operation is classified as a multihop system call by a first data storage device, a portion of the data associated with the multihop system call is removed and a second portion of the data is forwarded to a second data storage device as specified by a connection identifier included in the first portion. A recursive process of removing a first portion and forwarding a second portion of data associated with the multihop system call is performed by each data storage device forwarded a second portion of data until a data storage device receives a second portion that is interpreted as a system call or a remote system call.
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