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Method, system, and program for managing locks enabling access to a shared resource

US8495131B2 · kind B2 · utility

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70References

35Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Chetan Ahuja · Ann Arbor, US
Frank Filz · Beaverton, US
John Palmer · Torrington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 8, 2002
Grant date	Jul 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L69/329
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided are a method, system, and program for managing locks enabling access to a shared resource. A first server receives a lock request from a client for the shared resource. A determination is made as to whether a second server owns the client locks. The first server issues a request to the second server to transfer ownership of the client locks to the first server, wherein the client lock requests are handled by the server owning the client locks.

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