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Maintain fairness of resource allocation in a multi-node environment

US7209990B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 2005
Grant dateApr 24, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99938
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Locks are placed in a convert queue in a way that compensates for queue bias. Rather than always placing a remote lock in a queue at the tail, a remote lock can be placed further up in the queue, and possibly be interleaved with local locks. As a result, remote processes are granted locks more frequently and swiftly. Locks are placed in a convert queue according based on queue placement factors, which are factors accounted for when placing a lock in a queue.

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