Patent ID: 6125373
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of data fields associated with attributes of an entity accessible by a processing device, said computer-readable medium comprising:a set of data fields stored in a range of storage locations in said medium, said data fields being available to store various attributes of said entity, said attributes being accessible to a driver means for processing I/O requests associated with said entity, said set of data fields including:a first data field stored in a first region of said range of storage locations, said first data field comprising first data representing the name of said entity; anda second data field stored in a second region in said range of storage locations, said second data field storing second data that causes an interruption of the normal sequence of processing an I/O request when said entity is encountered when processing said I/O request, said second data including:information that identifies an owner of said entity when said entity is encountered when processing said I/O request, said owner being responsible for processing said I/O request after said interruption.