Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory – Storage accessing and control – Hierarchical memories
Patent
1996-04-15
1998-09-01
Oberley, Alvin E.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory
Storage accessing and control
Hierarchical memories
711114, G06F 15163, G06F 900, G06F 946
Patent
active
058023640
ABSTRACT:
A metadisk driver functionally intermediate a computer operating system and one or more metadrivers and underlying layered drivers provides a driver rename/exchange function which does not depend on any particular driver having knowledge of the private data structures of any of the other drivers. The rename/exchange technique implemented thereby may be conducted while the underlying devices are on-line and comprise atomic operations which are, therefore, recoverable inasmuch as the operation will have either been completed or will not be committed in the event of any interruption.
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Gittins Robert S.
Passmore Dale R.
Senator Steven T.
Caldwell Patricia
Kubida William J.
Langley Stuart T.
Oberley Alvin E.
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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