Patent ID: 8286127
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for accomplishing a data processing task to obtain output data, comprising: receiving at a recruiter machine an indication that an input that is used by a volunteer machine to perform a data processing task on behalf of the recruiter machine is not cached in a state that is consistent with a corresponding input stored in a file system at the recruiter machine, wherein cached input is cached in a dedicated file system associated with the recruiter machine at the volunteer machine, and wherein the dedicated file system comprises at least partially mirrored view of the recruiter machine's file system, and wherein the dedicated file system is mounted under a mount directory of a master file system at the volunteer machine, and wherein the recruiter machine distributed the data processing task to the volunteer machine, and wherein the data processing task is associated with uncompiled code; and providing the input to the volunteer machine in a state that is consistent with the corresponding input at the recruiter machine.