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Backoff Job Queue Polling Mechanism

  • US 20140259018A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2013
  • Published: 09/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • performing, by a computer;

    setting a polling interval to a minimum interval, wherein the polling interval represents an amount of time between repeated polls of a job step queue;

    wherein in response to being polled the job step queue is configured to indicate a number of job steps scheduled to execute currently;

    repeatedly polling the job step queue at the polling interval and executing any job steps indicated by the step queue as scheduled to execute currently until the step queue indicates that the number of job steps scheduled to execute currently is below a minimum job step threshold;

    while the number of job steps scheduled to execute currently is below the minimum job step threshold;

    repeatedly increasing the polling interval; and

    polling the job step queue at each increased polling interval until the job step queue indicates that the number of job steps scheduled to execute currently is above the minimum job step threshold; and

    in response to the job step queue indicating that the number of job steps scheduled to execute currently is above the minimum job step threshold, decreasing the polling interval to the minimum polling interval.

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