#Number
TR-PDS-1999-003

#Title
A Non-blocking Recovery Algorithm for Causal Message Logging

#Author
J. Roger Mitchell and Vijay K. Garg


#Abstract
In the recovery of failed processes in a distributed program, causal
logging schemes offer several
benefits.  These benefits include no rollback of unfailed processes
and simple approaches to output commit.  Unfortunately, previous
approaches to the recovery of multiple simultaneous failures
require that the distributed execution be blocked or that 
recovering processes coordinate.  The latter requires assumptions
which are not satisfactory.  In this paper we present a
solution that
has neither of these drawbacks.


#Bib
@InProceedings{,
  author =       "J. Roger Mitchell and Vijay K. Garg",
  title =        "A Non-blocking Recovery Algorithm for Causal Message Logging",
  booktitle =    "SRDS 98",
  month =        "October",
  note =         1998,
  note =         "available via ftp or WWW at maple.ece.utexas.edu
                  as technical report TR-PDS-1999-003.ps.Z"
}