Remote procedure call pooling with shared memory

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A server for executing operation calls by a client including a, dispatcher, a plurality of worker tasks and a dispatcher shared memory, area and worker control block for each worker task. Each operation call provided from a client is a sequence or one or more remote procedure call requests and each includes a packed buffer containing parameters. The dispatcher receives a buffer directly into the dispatcher shared memory space of the worker task selected to execute the remote procedure call request. sets the semaphore and sends a request acceptance response. The selected worker task unpacks the buffer into its memory space executes, the request, places the results into a packed buffer in its …