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Method and apparatus for chunk based transaction logging with asynchronous input/output for a database management system

US6813623B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 2001
Grant dateNov 2, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/2358
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for storing transaction data for a plurality of database applications in a multiple access database management system having permanent storage and a transaction log buffer to store data for said database applications before transferring said data to said permanent storage, wherein database connection agents associated with said applications are used to store data in said transaction log buffer, including granting exclusive write access reservations in said transaction log buffer to a plurality of said database connection agents; and allowing database connection agents to write transaction data records to previously granted write access reservations while granting exclusive access reservations to other database connection agents.

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