Extent Lock Resolution In Active/Active Replication

摘要

In one aspect, extent lock resolution for storage devices includes designating one of the storage devices as a lock winner, which takes priority over another storage device over a lock. An aspect also includes receiving a replication request issued, by a host during active/active replication, determining an extent of pages to be modified by the request, locking the extent in local storage device, and executing the request at the local device. An aspect also includes sending a write request to a remote device. If the remote device is the designated lock winner, and an attempt to lock the extent is unsuccessful, the remote device waits for the lock to become available. If the remote device is not the designated lock winner, and an attempt to lock the extent is unsuccessful, the remote device rejects the write request and sends a request to the local device to resend the write request.