Method and system for managing parallel resource request in a portable computing device

A computer system for managing parallel resource requests in a portable computing device, the system comprising:

• a processor operable for:
• generating a first request from a first client, the first request issued in the context of a first execution thread;
• forwarding the first request to a resource;
• passing in by the first client a default preference that informs the resource that the first client allows the resource to decide whether or not to allow asynchronous processing;
• acknowledging the first request by the resource and initiating asynchronous processing if the resource decides to allow asynchronous processing;
• wherein the asynchronous processing comprising:
• processing the first request in the resource while allowing the first client to continue processing in the first execution thread;
• and
• signaling, by the resource, completion of the processing of the first request, the completion of the processing of the first request including updating a local representation of the resource to a new state and invoking any registered callbacks, the resource becoming available to service a second request;
• receiving in the resource the second request;
• and
• processing the second request in the resource.

A computer system for managing parallel resource requests in a portable computing device, the system comprising:

• means for generating a first request from a first client, the first request issued in the context of a first execution thread;
• means for forwarding the first request to a resource;
• means for passing in by the first client a default preference that informs the resource that the first client allows the resource to decide whether or not to allow asynchronous processing;
• means for acknowledging the first request by the resource and initiating asynchronous processing if the resource decides to allow asynchronous processing;
• wherein the asynchronous processing comprising:
• means for processing the first request in the resource while allowing the first client to continue processing in the first execution thread;
• and
• means for signaling, by the resource, completion of the processing of the first request, the completion of the processing of the first request including updating a local representation of the resource to a new state and invoking any registered callbacks, the resource becoming available to service a second request;
• means for receiving in the resource the second request;
• and
• means for processing the second request in the resource.

A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for managing parallel resource requests in a portable computing device, said method comprising:

• generating a first request from a first client, the first request issued in the context of a first execution thread;
• forwarding the first request to a resource;
• passing in by the first client a default preference that informs the resource that the first client allows the resource to decide whether or not to allow asynchronous processing;
• acknowledging the first request by the resource and initiating asynchronous processing if the resource decides to allow asynchronous processing;
• wherein the asynchronous processing comprising:
• processing the first request in the resource while allowing the first client to continue processing in the first execution thread;
• and
• signaling, by the resource, completion of the processing of the first request, the completion of the processing of the first request including updating a local representation of the resource to a new state and invoking any registered callbacks, the resource becoming available to service a second request;
• receiving in the resource the second request;
• and
• processing the second request in the resource.