Maintaining write consistency on distributed multiple page writes
US9933947B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/60
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are described for processing multi-page write operations to maintain write level consistency. A multi-page write spanning multiple cache pages is directed to a target device and received on a first data storage system where writes to the target device are synchronously replicated to a second data storage system. On the first data storage system, each of the multiple cache pages may be synchronously replicated to the second data storage system. A lock on each of the cache pages is not released until an acknowledgement is received regarding successful replication of the cache page. On the second data storage system, requests to replicate the multiple cache pages containing write data of the multi-page write are received and processed using locks of corresponding cache pages on the second data storage system. Such techniques also handle concurrent reads and/or writes. Deadlock detection and resolution processing may be performed for concurrent writes.
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