Finite state machine with a single process context for a RAID system
US7219353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4498
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A finite state machine (FSM) for a redundant array of independent disk includes a single process context that maintains an entire finite state required for input/output operations performed in a RAID system. The finite state is only updated in response to calls and call-backs. The call-backs can include procedure returns and interrupt signals. The call is received directly from an application program, and the call-backs are received from a driver and passed back directly to the application software by the finite state machine.
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