Providing multiple concurrent access to a file system

Details Providing multiple concurrent access to a file system Providing multiple concurrent access to a file system

2004-02-06

2010-12-07

Lu, Kuen S (Department: 2156)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database and file access

Database access control methods

Reexamination Certificate

active

07849098

ABSTRACT:
Multiple computers are connected to a data storage unit that includes a file system, which further includes multiple data entities, including files, directories and the file system itself. The file system also includes, for each data entity, an owner field for indicating which computer, if any, has exclusive or shared access to the data entity, along with a time field for indicating when a lease of the data entity began. When a computer wants to lease a data entity, the computer uses a disk reservation capability to temporarily lock the data storage unit, and, if the data entity is not currently leased, the computer writes its own identification value into the owner field and a current time into the time field for the data entity, to claim the data entity for a renewable lease period. If a prior lease of a data entity has expired, another computer may break the lease and claim ownership for itself.

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