Patent ID: 6963882
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In an information handling system in which operations are performed on a list structure by a list structure processor in response to requests received from a requester, a method of processing a list structure, comprising the steps of: defining as a part of said list structure a list comprising a sequence of list entries, each of said list entries being uniquely identified by an associated list entry identifier; defining a list entry identifier indicator for said list, said list entry identifier indicator indicating whether said list entry identifiers are generated by said list structure processor or supplied by said requester; creating list entries having said list entry identifiers generated by said list structure processor if said list entry identifier indicator indicates that said list entry identifiers are generated by said list structure processor; and creating list entries having said list entry identifiers supplied by said requester if said list entry identifier indicator indicates that said list entry identifiers are supplied by said requester.