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Multi-phase locking for partition maintenance operations

  • US 6,105,026 A
  • Filed: 07/03/1997
  • Issued: 08/15/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for performing an operation on a partitioned object, wherein said operation changes a physical attribute of one or more partitions of said partitioned object, the method comprising the steps of:

  • acquiring a lock on a body of metadata associated with said one or more partitions;

    acquiring a data lock on said one or more partitions;

    while holding said data lock on said one or more partitions, releasing said lock on said body of metadata;

    changing said physical attribute of said one or more partitions; and

    releasing said data lock on said one or more partitions.

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