Abstract
This paper presents the design and implementation of a distributed token manager for a cluster-optimized, distributed Unix file system. In this file system, tokens provide cache consistency and support for single-system Unix semantics. The paper describes the token types used, token arbitration protocol, deadlock-free implementation, fault-tolerance, and recovery. The key contributions of the work reported here are: (1) An efficient protocol for token arbitration, which minimizes bottlenecks and hence enhances scalability; (2) A practical approach to handling deadlocks, race conditions, and recovery issues, which complicate token manager design and implementation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 290-297 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | IEEE Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing - Proceedings |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceeedings of the 6th IEEE Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing - Dallas, TX, USA Duration: Oct 26 1994 → Oct 29 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering