Abstract: A mechanism is provided for automatically closing a file or a device. A service routine monitor monitors a request received from either an application that opened the file or a device driver that readied the device. The service routine monitor determines whether the file or the device has been accessed within a predetermined time interval. Responsive to the file or the device failing to be accessed within the predetermined time interval, the service routine monitor sends a call to the application that opened the file or the application or a higher level device driver that requested that the device driver ready the device. Responsive to a response from the application or the higher level device driver indicating that the use of the file or the device is no longer needed, the service routine monitor closes the file or quiesces the device.

Abstract: A method, a system and a computer program product for storing one or more volume attributes in a database. The system receives one or more volume attributes which are associated with one or more volumes within a storage system. One or more search terms are assigned to the volume attributes. The one or more volumes and one or more volume attributes are dynamically associated with a location of the one or more volumes. The system assigns the one or more search terms, the one or more volume attributes, and the location of the one or more volumes to the database. The database is stored at a local database and/or an external database. When one or more of the volume attributes are identified during an inquisition for the one or more volumes, the volumes are dynamically retrieved from one or more of the local database and/or an external database.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention, it has been recognized that for an application that is of a particular type and has certain characteristics, a benefit can be achieved by presenting multiple files to the application in a particular pre-planned or pre-specified order. Accordingly, an embodiment of the invention is directed to a method in a data processing system, wherein information pertaining to multiple data files is located in a container, and a plurality of applications of different types are each disposed to request a presentation of the files. Responsive to a request from a given application for presentation of the files, it is determined that the given application is of a particular type. The method further includes specifying an order for the presentation of the files, wherein the specified order is pre-selected to achieve an objective associated with applications of the given type. The files are then presented to the given application in the specified order.

Abstract: A sync manager invokes a scheduled sync task that includes filter attributes for filtering a plurality of memory pages into a subset of memory pages. The sync manager selects file pointers that correspond to a plurality of files and traverses through the files using the selected file pointers. While traversing, the sync manager extracts file attributes for each of the files and, in turn, filters the files by comparing the filter attributes with the extracted file attributes. The sync manager then extracts memory page identifiers that correspond to the filtered files and synchronizes a subset of memory pages using the extracted memory page identifiers.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, an apparatus, and a computer usable program product for tracking device driver requests in a data processing system is provided. A controller receives a request from a device driver. The controller associates a timestamp and at least one pointer to the request, wherein the timestamp indicates a time the request is received by an operating system. The controller then links the request from the device driver in a queue in the operating system, wherein the pointer identifies the location of the request in the queue.

Abstract: A system for balancing component load. In response to receiving a request, data is updated to reflect a current number of pending requests. In response to analyzing the updated data, it is determined whether throttling is necessary. In response to determining that throttling is not necessary, a corresponding request to the received request is created and a flag is set in the corresponding request. Then, the corresponding request is sent to one of a plurality of lower level components of an input/output stack of an operating system for processing based on the analyzed data to balance component load in the input/output stack of the operating system.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, an apparatus, and a computer usable program product for tracking device driver requests in a data processing system is provided. A controller receives a request from a device driver. The controller associates a timestamp and at least one pointer to the request, wherein the timestamp indicates a time the request is received by an operating system. The controller then links the request from the device driver in a queue in the operating system, wherein the pointer identifies the location of the request in the queue.