Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that includes a shared memory hash table that notifies one or more readers of changes to the shared memory hash table is described. In an exemplary embodiment, a device receives a key that corresponds to the value, where the key used to retrieve the value form the shared memory hash table and the shared memory hash table is written to by a writer and read from by a plurality of readers. In addition, the device retrieves an index from a local values table, where the local values table stores a plurality of indices for one of the plurality of readers and the index is an index into an entry in the shared memory hash table. The device further retrieves the value from the shared memory hash table using the index.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that reads and writes data using a shared memory hash table and a lookaside buffer is described. In an exemplary embodiment, a device locates a bucket for the data in a shared memory hash table, where a writer updates the shared memory hash table and a reader that is one of a plurality of readers reads from the shared memory hash table. The device further retrieves an initial value of a version of the bucket. If the initial value of the version is odd, the device copies the data from a lookaside buffer of the writer to a local buffer for the reader, wherein the lookaside buffer stores a copy of the data while the bucket is being modified.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that includes a shared memory hash table that notifies one or more readers of changes to the shared memory hash table is described. In an exemplary embodiment, a device modifies a value in the shared memory hash table, where the value has a corresponding key. The device further stores a notification in a notification queue that indicates the value has changed. In addition, the device invalidates a previous entry in the notification queue that indicates the value has been modified. The device signals to the reader that a notification is ready to be processed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that includes a shared memory hash table that notifies one or more readers of changes to the shared memory hash table is described. In an exemplary embodiment, a device modifies a value in the shared memory hash table, where the value has a corresponding key. The device further stores a notification in a notification queue that indicates the value has changed. In addition, the device invalidates a previous entry in the notification queue that indicates the value has been modified. The device signals to the reader that a notification is ready to be processed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that includes a shared memory hash table that notifies one or more readers of changes to the shared memory hash table is described. In an exemplary embodiment, a device modifies a value in the shared memory hash table, where the value has a corresponding key. The device further stores a notification in a notification queue that indicates the value has changed. In addition, the device invalidates a previous entry in the notification queue that indicates the value has been modified. The device signals to the reader that a notification is ready to be processed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of a device that reads and writes data using a shared memory hash table and a lookaside buffer is described. In an exemplary embodiment, a device locates a bucket for the data in a shared memory hash table, where a writer updates the shared memory hash table and a reader that is one of a plurality of readers reads from the shared memory hash table. The device further retrieves an initial value of a version of the bucket. If the initial value of the version is odd, the device copies the data from a lookaside buffer of the writer to a local buffer for the reader, wherein the lookaside buffer stores a copy of the data while the bucket is being modified.

Abstract: A method and/or network system is able to perform an in-service software upgrade (“ISSU”) using virtualization technology while ongoing network service is maintained. After receipt of an upgrade signal such as a command of software upgrade, a new or second virtual machine (“VM”) is created in response to the upgrade signal. After downloading the new version of program to the second VM while maintaining the first version of program running on the first VM, the process for providing network management begins to migrate from the first version of program to the new version of program. The process simultaneously facilitates ISSU for a data-path module such as a line card to convert from the previous version of software to the new version of the software.

Abstract: A method and/or network system is able to perform an in-service software upgrade (“ISSU”) using virtualization technology while ongoing network service is maintained. After receipt of an upgrade signal such as a command of software upgrade, a new or second virtual machine (“VM”) is created in response to the upgrade signal. After downloading the new version of program to the second VM while maintaining the first version of program running on the first VM, the process for providing network management begins to migrate from the first version of program to the new version of program. The process simultaneously facilitates ISSU for a data-path module such as a line card to convert from the previous version of software to the new version of the software.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing selective object locking is provided. First, a lock object is designated. The identity of the lock object is then made available to objects in an object calling hierarchy. The first object invoked by the calling thread obtains a lock on the lock object to protect data associated with the first invoked object. Other objects in the object calling hierarchy can relock the lock object to protect their data. The invention also provides for selective object locking by providing the capability for a calling thread to specify that no object locking is to be preformed, which causes objects invoked by the calling thread to not perform object locking.