Patent ID: 8271996
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for communicating between one or more producers and one or more consumers comprising: registering, by a first consumer of an event queue, for notification regarding occurrences of one or more events; posting, by a producer of the event queue, notification to a plurality of consumers of the event queue regarding one or more occurrences of one or more events, each of said plurality of consumers receiving notification regarding occurrences of events for which said each consumer is registered on a corresponding one of a plurality of event notification lists, said plurality of consumers including said first consumer, said posting including posting a first event notification to said plurality of event notification lists in accordance with a pending policy whereby processing of said producer is blocked if any of the plurality of event notification lists do not have a free entry to post the first event notification, said posting further including: