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Identifying the owner responsible for processing I/O requests

  • US 6,349,313 B1
  • Filed: 08/31/2000
  • Issued: 02/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a processing system that processes I/O requests with respect to an entity associated with the processing system, a method for interrupting a sequence of processing an I/O request with respect to the entity and identifying an owner of the entity that is responsible for continuing processing of the I/O request, comprising:

  • while processing an I/O request associated with the entity using a driver included in the processing system, encountering the entity and interrupting the processing of the I/O request in response to an attribute of the entity that specifies that the interruption is to be executed;

    upon execution of the interruption, identifying an owner of the entity that is responsible for continuing processing of the I/O request after the interruption, the owner being identified by the attribute of the entity;

    transferring control to the identified owner; and

    after the interruption, said identified owner continuing processing of the I/O request.

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