Patent ID: 9069614
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for using a temporary object handle at a resource manager, comprising: receiving an open temporary object handle request for a handle from an application for a resource object, wherein the handle is an opaque reference that identifies the resource object; opening the handle for the resource object; allocating a handle control block at the resource manager for the resource object, wherein the handle control block includes an indication that the handle is a temporary object handle that can be asynchronously invalidated by the resource manager at any time; receiving, from the application, a request to use the handle after the handle has been invalidated by the resource manager; in response to receiving the request from the application to use the handle after the handle has been invalidated, sending a response to the request from the application that indicates to the application that the handle has been invalidated; and in response to receiving the response from the resource manager that indicates the handle has been invalidated, the application issuing a new request to the resource manager for a second handle to be opened on the resource object.