Method, system, and program for returning attention to a processing system requesting a lock
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a lock request for a resource from a processing system;
indicating a connection path on which the processing system initially communicated an establish request to establish a connection;
returning attention on the indicated connection path to the processing system to signal the processing system that the processing system may own the requested lock in response to the lock for the resource becoming available; and
receiving and transmitting subsequent messages from the processing system concerning the resource on at least one additional path.
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Provided are method, system, and program for returning attention to a processing system requesting a lock. A lock request for a resource is received from the processing system. Indication is made of a connection path on which the processing system initially communicated an establish request to establish a connection. Attention is returned on the indicated connection path to the processing system to signal the processing system that the processing system may own the requested lock in response to the lock for the resource becoming available. Subsequent messages are received from and transmitted to the processing system concerning the resource on at least one additional path.
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16 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a lock request for a resource from a processing system;
indicating a connection path on which the processing system initially communicated an establish request to establish a connection;
returning attention on the indicated connection path to the processing system to signal the processing system that the processing system may own the requested lock in response to the lock for the resource becoming available; and
receiving and transmitting subsequent messages from the processing system concerning the resource on at least one additional path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system in communication with at least one processing system over paths and at least one Input/Output (I/O) device, comprising:
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a computer readable medium;
circuitry in communication with the computer readable medium and enabled to perform;
(a) receiving a lock request for a resource in one I/O device from the processing system;
(b) indicating in the computer readable medium a connection path on which the processing system initially communicated an establish request to establish a connection;
(c) returning attention on the indicated connection path to the processing system to signal the processing system that the processing system may own the requested lock in response to the lock for the resource becoming available; and
(d) receiving and transmitting subsequent messages from the processing system concerning the resource on at least one additional path. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An article of manufacture in communication with a processing system and I/O devices, wherein the article of manufacture is enabled to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving a lock request for a resource in one I/O device from the processing system;
indicating a connection path on which the processing system initially communicated an establish request to establish a connection;
returning attention on the indicated connection path to the processing system to signal the processing system that the processing system may own the requested lock in response to the lock for the resource becoming available; and
receiving and transmitting subsequent messages from the processing system concerning the resource on at least one additional path. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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