System and method for scheduling I/O requests in a multi-tasking data processing environment. An I/O request issued by an application is placed in an I/O request holding queue. Under control of the requesting application (or, alternatively, the operating system), the I/O request is selectively canceled...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6292856?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6292856 - System and method for application influence of I/O service order post I/O request
System and method for application influence of I/O service order post I/O ...