Computer Science – Operating Systems
Scientific paper
1998-12-10
Computer Science
Operating Systems
17 pages. Appears in: Proceedings of the Ninth ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (pp. 71-87). Operating Systems Re
Scientific paper
A working implementation of nested transactions has been produced for LOCUS, an integrated distributed operating system which provides a high degree of network transparency. Several aspects of our mechanism are novel. First, the mechanism allows a transaction to access objects directly without regard to the location of the object. Second, processes running on behalf of a single transaction may be located at many sites. Thus there is no need to invoke a new transaction to perform processing or access objects at a remote site. Third, unlike other environments, LOCUS allows replication of data objects at more than one site in the network, and this capability is incorporated into the transaction mechanism. If the copy of an object that is currently being accessed becomes unavailable, it is possible to continue work by using another one of the replicated copies. Finally, an efficient orphan removal algorithm is presented, and the problem of providing continued operation during network partitions is addressed in detail.
Moore Johanna D.
Mueller Erik T.
Popek Gerald J.
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