Channel server

• US 20040128360A1
• Filed: 12/31/2002
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Delley, Frederic, Petri, Robert, Miller, Layne
• Application Number:
  US10/334,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20040128360A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/214
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/12 Protocol engines
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

According to some embodiments, provided are reception of a work unit and a channel ring Id from a client application, association of the work unit with a channel ring associated with the channel ring Id, passage of the ring Id to a worker thread, acquisition of the work unit associated with the channel ring, performance of a service on the work unit, and transmission of a reply to the client application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a work unit and a channel ring Id from a client application;

associating the work unit with a channel ring associated with the channel ring Id;

passing the ring Id to a worker thread;

acquiring the work unit associated with the channel ring;

performing a service on the work unit; and

transmitting a reply to the client application.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

associating the ring Id with a fan-in ring,

wherein a fan-in ring worker thread wakes in response to the association of the ring Id with the fan-in ring, and

wherein the fan-in ring worker thread passes the ring Id to the worker thread.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the fan-in ring is associated with the channel ring Id.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the worker thread is an inactive worker thread in a circular worker thread queue.

5. A method according to claim 4, further comprising:

returning the worker thread to the circular worker thread queue.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein performing the service on the work unit comprises:

determining a number of work units associated with the channel ring;

if the number of work units is less or equal to than a threshold number, performing the service on the work units; and

if the number of work units is greater than the threshold number, performing the service on the threshold number of work units.

7. A processor-readable medium storing processor-executable process steps, the process steps comprising:

a step to receive a work unit and a channel ring Id from a client application;

a step to associate the work unit with a channel ring associated with the channel ring Id;

a step to pass the ring Id to a worker thread;

a step to acquire the work unit associated with the channel ring;

a step to perform a service on the work unit; and

a step to transmit a reply to the client application.

8. A medium according to claim 7, the process steps further comprising:

a step to associate the ring Id with a fan-in ring,

wherein a fan-in ring worker thread wakes in response to the association of the ring Id with the fan-in ring, and

wherein the fan-in ring worker thread passes the ring Id to the worker thread.

9. A medium according to claim 7, the process steps further comprising:

a step to determine that the fan-in ring is associated with the channel ring Id.

10. A medium according to claim 7, wherein the worker thread is an inactive worker thread in a circular worker thread queue.

11. A medium according to claim 10, the process steps further comprising:

returning the worker thread to the circular worker thread queue.

12. A medium according to claim 7, wherein the step to perform a service on the work unit comprises:

a step to determine a number of work units associated with the channel ring;

if the number of work units is less or equal to than a threshold number, a step to perform the service on the work units; and

if the number of work units is greater than the threshold number, a step to perform the service on the threshold number of work units.

13. An apparatus comprising:

a memory storing processor-executable process steps; and

a processor in communication with the memory and operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to;

receive a work unit and a channel ring Id from a client application;

associate the work unit with a channel ring associated with the channel ring Id;

pass the ring Id to a worker thread;

acquire the work unit associated with the channel ring;

perform a service on the work unit; and

transmit a reply to the client application.

14. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the processor is further operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to:

associate the ring Id with a fan-in ring,

wherein a fan-in ring worker thread wakes in response to the association of the ring Id with the fan-in ring, and

wherein the fan-in ring worker thread passes the ring Id to the worker thread.

15. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the processor is further operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to:

determine that the fan-in ring is associated with the channel ring Id.

16. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the worker thread is an inactive worker thread in a circular worker thread queue.

17. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the processor is further operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to:

return the worker thread to the circular worker thread queue.

18. An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the step to perform the service on the work unit comprises:

a step to determine a number of work units associated with the channel ring;

if the number of work units is less or equal to than a threshold number, a step to perform the service on the work units; and

if the number of work units is greater than the threshold number, a step to perform the service on the threshold number of work units.

19. A medium storing processor-executable process steps, the process steps to provide:

a fan-in ring;

a fan-in worker thread associated with the fan-in ring;

a ring interface function to receive a work unit and a channel ring Id from a client application, to associate the work unit with a channel ring associated with the channel ring Id, and to associate the channel ring Id with the fan-in ring; and

a worker thread pool comprising a plurality of worker threads, one of the plurality of worker threads to receive the channel ring Id from the fan-in worker thread, to acquire the work unit associated with the channel ring associated with the channel ring Id, to perform a service on the work unit, and to transmit a reply,

wherein the fan-in worker thread passes the channel ring Id to the one of the plurality of worker threads in response to the association of the channel ring Id with the fan-in ring.

20. A medium according to claim 19, wherein the one of the plurality of worker threads is to determine a number of work units associated with the channel ring, to perform services on the number of work units if the number of work units is less or equal to than a threshold number, and to perform services on a threshold number of work units if the number of work units is greater than the threshold number.

21. A system comprising:

a plurality of network devices; and

a switch in communication with the plurality of network devices, wherein the switch comprises;

a memory storing processor-executable process steps; and

a processor in communication with the memory and operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to;

receive a work unit and a channel ring Id from a client application;

associate the work unit with a channel ring associated with the channel ring Id;

pass the ring Id to a worker thread;

acquire the work unit associated with the channel ring;

perform a service on the work unit; and

transmit a reply to the client application.

22. A system according to claim 21, wherein the processor is further operative in conjunction with the stored process steps to:

associate the ring Id with a fan-in ring,

wherein a fan-in ring worker thread wakes in response to the association of the ring Id with the fan-in ring, and

wherein the fan-in ring worker thread passes the ring Id to the worker thread.

23. A system according to claim 21, wherein the step to perform the service on the work unit comprises:

a step to determine a number of work units associated with the channel ring;

if the number of work units is less or equal to than a threshold number, a step to perform the service on the work units; and

if the number of work units is greater than the threshold number, a step to perform the service on the threshold number of work units.