Sawyer Law Group LLP
Method and system for handling destage requests during shut-down in a log-structured array
Aspects for handling destage requests during shutdown in a log-structured array storage subsystem are described. In a method aspect, the method includes receiving a shut-down command, and utilizing at least three data structures for tracking destage requests when the shut-down command is received, wherein closing of open segments before completion of the shut-down is ensured. A further method aspect includes maintaining an outstanding requests list and destage requests list, forming a missing requests list based on the contents of the outstanding requests list and destage requests list when a shut-down command occurs, and tracking destage request processing with the outstanding requests list, destage requests list and missing requests list until all destage requests have been successfully completed.
International Business Machines Corporation
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Juan Hai-Fang Michael Reese Dung Kim
Li Yun Jones Nguyen