System-hang recovery mechanisms for distributed systems
US8453013B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1438
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for resolving a hang condition in a distributed environment including a client computer and server computer(s). A network thread is provided, which passes requests from the client computer to the one or more server computers and responses from the server computers to the client computer. Worker thread(s) are provided on the server computers. The worker threads receive requests from the network thread, execute the requests, and pass responses to the requests back to the network thread. A request is sent from the client computer to a server computer through the network thread. A timer associated with the request is started on the client computer. The timer specifies a pre-defined time period for receiving a response to the request. When no response has been received within the pre-defined time period, a reset request is sent to the server computer.
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