Patent ID: 7577958
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for expediting a selected operation in a computer system, the method comprising: associating a plurality of routing operations with an operating system routing task, the plurality of routing operations including the selected operation, wherein the operating system routing task is one of a plurality of operating system tasks executed by an operating system included in the computer system; executing the operating system routing task at a low priority level prior to performing the selected operation; raising the operating system routing task to a high priority level in order to perform the selected operation in response to a detection of a trigger condition comprising a link state advertisement protocol message indicating that the selected operation is to be performed, wherein the raising the operating system routing task to the high priority level causes the operating system routing task to execute without being interrupted by at least one other operating system task running at the low priority; and lowering the operating system routing task back to the low priority level upon completion of the selected operation.