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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A SCALABLE, HIGH-PERFORMANCE, FAULT-TOLERANT LOCKING MECHANISM IN A MULTI-PROCESS ENVIRONMENT

  • US 20100257404A1
  • Filed: 04/04/2009
  • Published: 10/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for monitoring the health of a processing entity in a computing system, comprising:

  • initializing the processing entity with the computing system;

    associating a time point with the processing entity in the computing system;

    attempting to refresh the time point for the processing entity;

    checking the time point for the processing entity to see if the time point was refreshed within a designated threshold time period, wherein failure to refresh the time point within the designated time period provides an indication of an error relative to the processing entity, anddisplaying results of analyzing the time point for the processing entity or storing the results in a computer readable medium.

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