Patent ID: 6170018
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for implementing remote procedure calling within a computer system, operation of which is managed by an operating system which includes file system data structures which in turn represent respective states of respective resources of the computer system, the operating system utilizing one or more resource control procedures for controlling the resources on behalf of a computer process, the method comprising: forming in the operating system a door resource data structure which represents a door remote procedure calling resource, the door resource data structure including a file system data structure and one or more extensions which are adapted to represent the state of the door remote procedure calling resource; and controlling the door remote procedure calling resource on behalf of the computer processes by execution of one or more of the resource control procedures which in turn access the door resource structure to allow a remote procedure call to be made by the computer process utilizing the door resource data structure.