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Issues with Orphan Computations in Distributed Computing Systems

by Shamsudeen. E, V. Sundaram
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 62 - Number 20
Year of Publication: 2013
Authors: Shamsudeen. E, V. Sundaram
10.5120/10209-4988

Shamsudeen. E, V. Sundaram . Issues with Orphan Computations in Distributed Computing Systems. International Journal of Computer Applications. 62, 20 ( January 2013), 7-9. DOI=10.5120/10209-4988

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Abstract

In distributed systems, the orphan computations [1] [2] make problems like data inconsistency and wastage of computer resources' usage time. The inconsistency [3][4] of data is a big concern among the users of the distributed systems. Here in this paper, the issues of orphans have been discussed and a case study that we face in our day to day life. The case study actually reveals how a common man gets affected by an orphan computation. The orphan may occur due to abort process, failure node or a failure of communication link between the client and server which participate in the RPC [5][6][7][8]. It is also discussed the situation of deadlock which is caused by orphan computations. The deadlock [9] [10] [11] situation actually locks the resources of the system by unwanted processes and hence affects the overall system throughput.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Remote procedure call orphan computations nested transactions abort orphans crash orphan data inconsistency deadlock

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