International Business Machines Corporation
Storing messages of a message queue

Abstract:

Provided is a data storage system for a computer network adapted to store a message. The data storage system includes a data storage unit and a processing unit. The processing unit stores message data of the message across one or more data elements of a data list entry of an auxiliary list in the data storage unit. The processing unit further stores an indexing pointer of the message across one or more indexing elements of an indexing list entry of an indexing list in the data storage unit. The indexing pointer is adapted to point to the data list entry. The indexing list entry further includes an indexing control element containing control information associated with the indexing list entry. The data list entry further includes control information associated with the data list entry.