Concurrent execution of request processing and analytics of requests

• US 8,819,183 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2009
• Issued: 08/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Krishnamurthy, Rajaram B., Parris, Carl J., Boice, Charles, Liu, Lurng-Kuo
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, DUYEN MY
• Application Number:
  US12/637,951
• Publication Number:
  US 20110145366A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,715 Days
• Field of Search: 718100-101, 705/64, 705/75, 705 77- 79, 709/219, 709/203
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/52 Program synchronisation; Mutual exclusion, e.g. by means of semaphores

Abstract

Request processing within a computing environment is facilitated. Request processing and analytics processing for the request are performed substantially concurrently in order to improve efficiency of request execution. The analytics processing is at least commenced, and may complete, prior to receiving an indication of success or failure of the request processing. If request processing fails, analytics processing ceases, if not already complete, and results of the analytic processing are not used.

Claims

1. A computer program product for facilitating processing of requests within a computing environment, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

obtaining, by at least one computing unit of the computing environment, data of a request to be executed;

at least initiating, by the at least one computing unit, analytics processing on the data of the request prior to an indication of success or failure of request processing for the request, wherein at least a portion of the request processing is performed concurrently to at least a portion of analytics processing, and wherein request processing includes one or more of authorization or validation of the request, and analytics processing comprises performing one or more of computations or analysis of the data of the request;

determining whether request processing for the request has failed during analytics processing for the request; and

based on determining request processing has failed during analytics processing for the request, prematurely cancelling analytics processing that is in process for the request, the analytics processing being speculatively performed prior to the indication of success or failure of the request processing for the request.

2. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises performing the request processing on a processor coupled to the at least one computing unit, wherein the processor is different from the at least one computing unit.

3. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the obtaining comprises receiving the data of the request from a switch coupled to the at least one computing unit.

4. The computer program product of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining by the switch the request to be executed;

forwarding a copy of the data of the request to the at least one computing unit, wherein the at least one computing unit is to perform analytics processing on the data; and

forwarding the request to a processor coupled to the switch and the at least one computing unit, the processor to perform the request processing for the request.

5. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein based on determining that request processing for the request has not failed during analytics processing and based on analytics processing completing, providing a result of the analytics processing, the result to be used in providing one of a failed message or a success message to a requestor of the request depending at least in part on whether request processing completes successfully.

6. The computer program product of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises failing to use results of the analytics processing, based on determining that the request processing has failed.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the results are unused even based on successful completion of the analytics processing.

8. The computer program product of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

performing request processing for the request;

obtaining a result of analytics processing for the request;

determining whether the result is valid; and

providing a message indicating success to a requestor of the request, based on the result being valid and the request processing being successful.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises providing a failed message to the requestor, based on an invalid result or a failure of request processing.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the performing, obtaining the result, determining whether the result is valid and providing are performed by a processor coupled to the at least one computing unit, and wherein the at least one computing unit is part of an analytics cluster, the analytics cluster and processor being coupled to a switch that received the request from the requestor and provided at least a first portion of the request to the processor and at least a second portion of the request to the at least one computing unit.

11. A computer system for facilitating processing of requests within a computing environment, said computer system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor in communications with the memory, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method, said method comprising;

obtaining, by at least one computing unit, data of a request to be executed;

at least initiating, by the at least one computing unit, analytics processing on the data of the request prior to an indication of success or failure of request processing for the request, wherein at least a portion of the request processing is performed concurrently to at least a portion of analytics processing, and wherein request processing includes one or more of authorization or validation of the request, and analytics processing comprises performing one or more of computations or analysis of the data of the request;

determining whether request processing for the request has failed during analytics processing for the request; and

based on determining request processing has failed during analytics processing for the request, prematurely cancelling analytics processing that is in process for the request, the analytics processing being speculatively performed prior to the indication of success or failure of the request processing for the request.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises performing the request processing on a processor coupled to the at least one computing unit, wherein the processor is different from the at least one computing unit.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the obtaining comprises receiving the data of the request from a switch coupled to the at least one computing unit, and wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining by the switch the request to be executed;

forwarding a copy of the data of the request to the at least one computing unit, wherein the at least one computing unit is to perform analytics processing on the data; and

forwarding the request to a processor coupled to the switch and the at least one computing unit, the processor to perform the request processing for the request.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein based on determining that request processing for the request has not failed during analytics processing and based on analytics processing completing, providing a result of the analytics processing, the result to be used in providing one of a failed message or a success message to a requestor of the request depending at least in part on whether request processing completes successfully.

15. The computer system of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises failing to use results of the analytics processing. based on determining that request processing has failed, wherein the results are unused even based on successful completion of the analytics processing.

16. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

performing request processing for the request;

obtaining a result of analytics processing for the request;

determining whether the result is valid; and

providing a message indicating success to a requestor of the request, based on the result being valid and the request processing being successful.

17. The computer system of claim 16, wherein the performing, obtaining the result, determining whether the result is valid and providing are performed by a processor coupled to the at least one computing unit, and wherein the at least one computing unit is part of an analytics cluster, the analytics cluster and processor being coupled to a switch that received the request from the requestor and provided at least a first portion of the request to the processor and at least a second portion of the request to the at least one computing unit.

18. A method of facilitating processing of requests within a computing environment, said method comprising:

obtaining, by at least one computing unit of the computing environment, data of a request to be executed;

at least initiating, by the at least one computing unit, analytics processing on the data of the request prior to an indication of success or failure of request processing for the request, wherein at least a portion of the request processing is performed concurrently to at least a portion of analytics processing, and wherein request processing includes one or more of authorization or validation of the request, and analytics processing comprises performing one or more of computations or analysis of the data of the request;

determining whether request processing for the request has failed during analytics processing for the request; and

based on determining request processing has failed during analytics processing for the request, prematurely cancelling analytics processing that is in process for the request, the analytics processing being speculatively performed prior to the indication of success or failure of the request processing for the request.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

obtaining by the switch the request to be executed;

forwarding a copy of the data of the request to the at least one computing unit, wherein the at least one computing unit is to perform analytics processing on the data; and

forwarding the request to a processor coupled to the switch and the at least one computing unit, the processor to performing the request processing for the request.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein based on determining that request processing for the request has not failed during analytics processing and based on analytics processing completing, providing a result of the analytics processing, the result to be used in providing one of a failed message or a success message to a requestor of the request depending at least in part on whether request processing completes successfully.