Efficient programmatic memory access over network file access protocols

A method for transferring data between a first computing device and a second computing device, the method comprising:

• establishing a communication session between the first computing device and the second computing device;
• sending, to the first computing device, a request to transfer data from the second computing device to the first computing device;
• in response to the request, receiving, at the second computing device, a path to a virtual memory object, wherein the virtual memory object is configured such that data may be written to one or more physical memory blocks of the first computing device associated with the virtual memory object using file system commands, and further wherein the virtual memory object is bound to one or more physical memory blocks on the first computing device;
• transferring, by the second computing device, data directly to a memory buffer associated with the one or more physical memory blocks using the virtual memory object, wherein the data is transferred to the one or more physical memory blocks using the virtual memory object by a file system command communicated by the second computing device.

A computer storage media encoding computer executable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method for transferring data between a first computing device and a second computing device, the method comprising:

• establishing a communication session between the first computing device and the second computing device;
• creating a virtual memory object on the first computing device, wherein the virtual memory object is configured such that data may be written to one or more physical memory blocks of the first computing device associated with the virtual memory object using file system commands;
• binding the virtual memory object to the one or more physical memory blocks of the first computing device;
• generating a path to the virtual memory object;
• transmitting the path to the second computing device using the communication session;
• and
• accepting data from the second computing device directly into a memory buffer associated with the one or more physical memory blocks of the first computing device using the virtual memory object, wherein accepting data directly into the one or more physical memory blocks of the first computing device comprises accepting data that is communicated to the first computing device over a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol and using one or more file system commands received from the second computing device.