A method and apparatus for controlling server activation. In the prior art, there exists a race condition between the shutting down of an old server and the starting up of a new server. Further, rapidly restarting servers, such as daemonic servers, are prone to thrashing behavior. However, an embodiment...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US6397346?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US6397346 - Method and apparatus for controlling server activation in a multi-threaded environment
