Patents by Inventor James Kahle

James Kahle has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230299992
    Abstract: Embodiments for providing enhanced endpoint multicast emulation in a computing environment. One or more multicast operations may be executed on an overlay network using endpoint multicast emulation by using an overlay layer or a virtual extensible LAN (“VXLAN”) layer to maintain control over one or more multicast groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eran GAMPEL, Renato J. RECIO, Gal SAGI, James A. KAHLE, James C. SEXTON, Bernard METZLER, Ravinder Reddy AMANAGANTI
  • Patent number: 11561844
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed that configures a computer system node from components that are each connected to an intra-node network. The configuring is performed by selecting a set of components, including at least one processor, and assigning each of the components a different address range within the node. An operating system is run on the processor included in the node with the operating system accessing each of the assigned components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Kahle, Charles R. Johns, Constantinos Evangelinos, Abdullah Kayi
  • Publication number: 20220207191
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes, receiving, by a source node, a request from a destination node for data stored in a region of shared memory controlled by the source node. The data is encrypted in a local key of the source node. The method includes decrypting, by the source node, the locally encrypted data using the local key and encrypting, by the source node, the decrypted data using a first key for generating first encrypted data. The method also includes encrypting, by the source node, the first encrypted data using a second key for generating second encrypted data, and sending, by the source node, the second encrypted data to the destination node. A computer program product includes one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media. The program instructions includes program instructions to perform the foregoing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Robert Hetzler, Guerney D. H. Hunt, Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle
  • Patent number: 11288194
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed that maintains a consistent view of a virtual address by a local node which writes a first value to the virtual address and, after writing the first value, establishes a snapshot consistency state of the virtual address. The virtual address is shared amongst any number of processes and the processes includes a writing process and other processes that read from the virtual address. After writing the first value, the writing process writes a second value to the virtual address. Even after writing the second value, the first value is still visible to the other processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, Martin Ohmacht, Changhoan Kim, Jose R. Brunheroto, Constantinos Evangelinos, Abdullah Kayi, Alessandro Morari, James C. Sexton, Patrick D. Siegl
  • Patent number: 11288208
    Abstract: An approach is described that provides access to a named data element in a Coordination Namespace that is stored in a memory that is distributed amongst a set of nodes. A request of a name corresponding to the named data element is received from a requesting process and the approach responsively searches for the name in the Coordination Namespace. In response to determining an absence of data corresponding to the named data element, a pending state is indicated to the requesting process. In response to determining that the data corresponding to the named data element exists, a successful state is returned to the requesting process. In one embodiment, the successful state also includes providing the requesting process with access to the data corresponding to the named data element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi Nair, Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, Changhoan Kim, Constantinos Evangelinos, Patrick D. Siegl
  • Patent number: 11275614
    Abstract: A computer system includes a processor, main memory, and controller. The processor includes a plurality of hardware threads configured to execute a plurality of software threads. The main memory includes a first register table configured to contain a current set of architected registers for the currently running software threads. The controller is configured to change a first number of the architected registers assigned to a given one of the software threads to a second number of architected registers when a result of monitoring current usage of the registers by the software threads indicates that the change will improve performance of the computer system. The processor includes a second register table configured to contain a subset of the architected registers and a mapping table for each software thread indicating whether the architected registers referenced by the corresponding software thread are located in the first register table or the second register table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harold W. Cain, III, Hubertus Franke, Charles R. Johns, Hung Q. Le, Ravi Nair, James A. Kahle
  • Patent number: 11256507
    Abstract: A system and process for managing thread execution includes providing two data register sets coupled to a processor and using, by the processor, the two register sets as first-level registers for thread execution. A portion of main memory or cache memory is assigned as second-level registers where the second-level registers serve as registers of at least one of the two data register sets for executing the threads. Data for the threads may be moved between the first-level registers and second-level registers for different modes of thread processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Abernathy, Mary D. Brown, Susan E. Eisen, James A. Kahle, Hung Q. Le, Dung Q. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11144231
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed that relocates a named data element. A request to move a name corresponding to the named data element is received from a first storage area in a Coordination Namespace to a second storage area in the Coordination Namespace. The first storage area has a first level of persistence, and the second storage area has a second level of persistence. The named data element exists in a Coordination Namespace that is allocated in a memory distributed amongst a plurality of nodes that include the local node and one or more remote nodes. The approach then creates a copy of the named data element in the second storage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi Nair, Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, Constantinos Evangelinos
  • Patent number: 11016908
    Abstract: An approach is described that provides a distributed directory structure within a storage of an information handling system (a local node). A request is received with the request corresponding to a shared virtual address. The shared virtual address that is shared amongst a number of nodes that includes the local node and some remote nodes. A Global Address Space Directory (GASD) is retrieved that corresponds to a global virtual address space. The GASD is stored in a Coordination Namespace that is stored in a memory that is distributed amongst the nodes. A mapping that is included in the GASD is used to determine the node where the shared virtual address currently resides. The shared virtual address is then accessed from the node where it currently resides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, James C. Sexton, Ravi Nair
  • Patent number: 10915460
    Abstract: An approach is described that accesses data in a shared memory that is shared amongst nodes that include a local node and remote nodes. The local node receives a name corresponding to a named data element in a Coordination Namespace, the Coordination Namespace having been created in a memory distributed amongst the nodes. A hash function is applied to at least a portion of the name with a result of the hash function being a natural node indicator. Data corresponding to the named data element is requested from a natural node identified by the indicator. Based on the request, a response is received from the natural node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi Nair, Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, Changhoan Kim, Jose R. Brunheroto, Constantinos Evangelinos, Abdullah Kayi, Patrick D. Siegl
  • Publication number: 20200364094
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed that configures a computer system node from components that are each connected to an intra-node network. The configuring is performed by selecting a set of components, including at least one processor, and assigning each of the components a different address range within the node. An operating system is run on the processor included in the node with the operating system accessing each of the assigned components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: James A. Kahle, Charles R. Johns, Constantinos Evangelinos, Abdullah Kayi
  • Patent number: 10831663
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed that tracks memory transactions by a node. The approach establishes a transaction processing state corresponding to common virtual addresses accessed by a processing threads. Transactions are executed by the threads. A selected transaction is allowed to complete. In response to detecting a conflict in the transaction processing state, completion of a non-selected transaction is inhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James A. Kahle, Charles R. Johns
  • Publication number: 20200192819
    Abstract: An approach is described that accesses data in a shared memory that is shared amongst nodes that include a local node and remote nodes. The local node receives a name corresponding to a named data element in a Coordination Namespace, the Coordination Namespace having been created in a memory distributed amongst the nodes. A hash function is applied to at least a portion of the name with a result of the hash function being a natural node indicator. Data corresponding to the named data element is requested from a natural node identified by the indicator. Based on the request, a response is received from the natural node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Ravi Nair, Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, Changhoan Kim, Jose R. Brunheroto, Constantinos Evangelinos, Abdullah Kayi, Patrick D. Siegl
  • Publication number: 20200195718
    Abstract: An approach is described that coordinates workflow between nodes that include a local node and remote nodes. A location suggestion is received at a provider application. The location suggestion corresponds to a preferred node from the group of nodes where a named data element should be stored. The named data element is stored in a Coordination Namespace that is stored in a memory that is distributed amongst the various nodes. The provider application creates a data corresponding to the named data element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Ravi Nair, Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, Constantinos Evangelinos
  • Publication number: 20200192576
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed that relocates a named data element. A request to move a name corresponding to the named data element is received from a first storage area in a Coordination Namespace to a second storage area in the Coordination Namespace. The first storage area has a first level of persistence, and the second storage area has a second level of persistence. The named data element exists in a Coordination Namespace that is allocated in a memory distributed amongst a plurality of nodes that include the local node and one or more remote nodes. The approach then creates a copy of the named data element in the second storage area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Ravi Nair, Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, Constantinos Evangelinos
  • Publication number: 20200192799
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed that maintains a consistent view of a virtual address by a local node which writes a first value to the virtual address and, after writing the first value, establishes a snapshot consistency state of the virtual address. The virtual address is shared amongst any number of processes and the processes includes a writing process and other processes that read from the virtual address. After writing the first value, the writing process writes a second value to the virtual address. Even after writing the second value, the first value is still visible to the other processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, Martin Ohmacht, Changhoan Kim, Jose R. Brunheroto, Constantinos Evangelinos, Abdullah Kayi, Alessandro Morari, James C. Sexton, Patrick D. Siegl
  • Publication number: 20200192820
    Abstract: An approach is described that provides access to a named data element in a Coordination Namespace that is stored in a memory that is distributed amongst a set of nodes. A request of a name corresponding to the named data element is received from a requesting process and the approach responsively searches for the name in the Coordination Namespace. In response to determining an absence of data corresponding to the named data element, a pending state is indicated to the requesting process. In response to determining that the data corresponding to the named data element exists, a successful state is returned to the requesting process. In one embodiment, the successful state also includes providing the requesting process with access to the data corresponding to the named data element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Ravi Nair, Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, Changhoan Kim, Constantinos Evangelinos, Patrick D. Siegl
  • Publication number: 20200183859
    Abstract: An approach is described that provides a distributed directory structure within a storage of an information handling system (a local node). A request is received with the request corresponding to a shared virtual address. The shared virtual address that is shared amongst a number of nodes that includes the local node and some remote nodes. A Global Address Space Directory (GASD) is retrieved that corresponds to a global virtual address space. The GASD is stored in a Coordination Namespace that is stored in a memory that is distributed amongst the nodes. A mapping that is included in the GASD is used to determine the node where the shared virtual address currently resides. The shared virtual address is then accessed from the node where it currently resides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle, James C. Sexton, Ravi Nair
  • Publication number: 20200183904
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed that provides communication between applications running on different nodes (a local node and remote nodes). The approach receives subscription requests from subscriber applications that reference a name that corresponds to a named data element. The named data element is stored in a Coordination Namespace that is distributed amongst the nodes. A number of version named data elements are generated and the approach communicates the availability of the version named data elements to the subscriber applications based on a criteria included in the subscription requests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Ravi Nair, Charles R. Johns, James A. Kahle
  • Publication number: 20200183842
    Abstract: An approach is disclosed that tracks memory transactions by a node. The approach establishes a transaction processing state corresponding to common virtual addresses accessed by a processing threads. Transactions are executed by the threads. A selected transaction is allowed to complete. In response to detecting a conflict in the transaction processing state, completion of a non-selected transaction is inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: James A. Kahle, Charles R. Johns