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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2008
Mario Francisco Acedo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ezequiel Cervantes, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paul Anthony Jennas, Ii, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason Lee Peipelman, Vail, AZ (US);
Matthew John Ward, Vail, AZ (US);
Mario Francisco Acedo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ezequiel Cervantes, Tucson, AZ (US);
Paul Anthony Jennas, II, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason Lee Peipelman, Vail, AZ (US);
Matthew John Ward, Vail, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for singleton process control in a computer environment is provided. A process identification (PID) for a background process is stored in a first temporary file. The PID is stored by a parent process and subsequently accessed by the background process. The background process is exited if an active PID is determined to exist in a second, global temporary file. The PID from the first temporary file is stored into the second, global temporary file. A singleton code block is then executed.