Patent
1995-12-22
1999-02-23
Coleman, Eric
395671, G06F 1516
Patent
active
058753290
ABSTRACT:
A technique is presented for enhancing performance of distributed applications. A sender loop thread in a sending node for sending messages to a destination node is provided with two different opportunities to gain access to the CPU. A batching priority is provided such that when a predetermined number of messages are in a queue for sending to the destination node, the sender loop thread is provided with access to the CPU. Further, the sender loop thread may gain access to the CPU when processing within the sending node is at a relative lull and any number of messages are waiting to be sent within the sending queue. This combination of techniques ensures that when a sufficient number of messages for batching are ready to be sent, they will be sent with minimal delay, while alternatively, if the number of messages have not reached the threshold for batching, but processing is at a relative lull, the messages will be sent anyway, thus utilizing the CPU and preventing unnecessary slowdowns in performance of the distributed application.
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Coleman Eric
Doudnikoff Gregory M.
International Business Machines Corp.
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