Patent ID: 9609048
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A computer system, comprising: a plurality of physical nodes, wherein an operating system is run collectively across the plurality of physical nodes; wherein in response to receipt, at a first physical node in the plurality, of a request from a second physical node in the plurality for a resource, a determination is made at the first physical node whether to accept or deny the request for the resource, and wherein the request for the resource is associated with a stalling event on the second physical node; wherein a response is provided from the first physical node to the second physical node based at least in part on the determination; and wherein the request for the resource is denied in the event that the resource has been or is being transferred to a third physical node in the plurality of physical nodes, and wherein the response provided to the second physical node includes an identifier of the third physical node to which the requested resource has been or is being transferred.