System and method for efficiently transferring datastreams in a

Details System and method for efficiently transferring datastreams in a System and method for efficiently transferring datastreams in a

1996-12-02

1999-08-03

Maung, Zarni

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Input/output data processing

Input/output data buffering

710 22, 709237, G06F 1328

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059319259

ABSTRACT:
A multimedia datastreaming system includes one of a plurality of differing pre-existing file systems each supporting a set of zero copy function interfaces. A method is provided for supporting the zero copy function of a datastream file with the pre-existing file system. A general purpose file system interface is established to the pre-existing file systems. The general purpose file system interface is then invoked to affect zero copy transfer of the datastream from a producer module to a consumer module. An initial prefetch of data associated with the datastream file is initiated in response to an I/O command issued from a multimedia file system daemon, such prefetch being from mass storage to a buffer in shared memory in an interrupt context.

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