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Mechanism for ensuring SCM database consistency on multi-part operation boundaries

  • US 6,178,429 B1
  • Filed: 11/26/1997
  • Issued: 01/23/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for processing coherent files in a multi-part operation, comprising the steps of:

  • maintaining a protected-files list of the names of files that are currently being processed;

    creating a requested-files list of the names of files to be processed in an operation;

    comparing the requested-files list to the protected-files list;

    adding the requested-files list to the protected-files list using an atomic operation when none of the names of the requested files is in the protected-files list;

    performing the multi-part operation; and

    removing the names of the requested files from the protected-files list when the operation is complete.

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