Polling-based mechanism for improved RPC timeout handling

A method to handle a timeout condition comprising:

• receiving a request for a transaction;
• posting an identification for a transaction between the client and a server to a tracking list to record that the request is being processed;
• receiving a poll request with identification;
• and
• matching the identification from the poll request to the identification for the transaction on the tracking list for the timeout condition.

A method to handle a timeout condition comprising:

• establishing an identification for a transaction between a client and a server;
• requesting a transaction to the server wherein the request is terminated in response to the timeout condition;
• at the server, posting the identification for the transaction between the client and a server to a tracking list to record that the request is being processed;
• sending a poll request to the server to determine whether the timeout condition exists;
• and
• at the server, matching the identification from the poll request to the identification for the transaction on the tracking list for the timeout condition.

A computer program product to handle a timeout condition comprising:

• first instructions for establishing an identification for a transaction between a client and a server;
• second instructions for requesting a transaction to the server wherein the request is terminated in response to the timeout condition;
• third instructions for, at the server, posting the identification for the transaction between the client and a server to a tracking list to record that the request is being processed;
• fourth instructions for sending a poll request to the server to determine whether the timeout condition exists;
• and
• fifth instructions for, at the server, matching the identification from the poll request to the identification for the transaction on the tracking list for the timeout condition.

An apparatus for handling a timeout condition comprising:

• means for establishing a first connection between a client and a server;
• means for sending a request for a transaction to the server using the first connection;
• means for establishing a second connection between the client and the server;
• means for sending a poll request to the server using the second connection to determine whether the timeout condition exists;
• and
• means for receiving a poll response from the server.

An apparatus for handling a timeout condition comprising:

• means for receiving a request for a transaction;
• means for posting an identification for a transaction between the client and a server to a tracking list to record that the request is being processed;
• means for receiving a poll request with identification;
• and
• means for matching the identification from the poll request to an identification for the transaction on the tracking list for the timeout condition.

A computer system comprising:

• a first computer;
• a second computer;
• wherein the first and second computer establish a first connection using remote procedure call for sending a request;
• wherein the first and second computer establish a second connection using remote procedure call for sending the poll request wherein the poll request determines whether a timeout condition exists.