bug fixes
[IRC.git] / Robust / src / Runtime / DSTM / interface / dstmserver.c
index 5d292c9d8b2c4f2ec0a7eb91b42e2257d1bbbaf6..99f48f070727b627bf42f88a2230f3122d89e79d 100644 (file)
@@ -1,37 +1,59 @@
+/* Coordinator => Machine that initiates the transaction request call for commiting a transaction
+ * Participant => Machines that host the objects involved in a transaction commit */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "dstm.h"
 #include "mlookup.h"
 #include "llookup.h"
+#include "threadnotify.h"
+#ifdef COMPILER
+#include "thread.h"
+#endif
+
 
 #define LISTEN_PORT 2156
 #define BACKLOG 10 //max pending connections
 #define RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE 2048
+#define PRE_BUF_SIZE 2048
 
 extern int classsize[];
 
 objstr_t *mainobjstore;
+pthread_mutex_t mainobjstore_mutex;
+pthread_mutexattr_t mainobjstore_mutex_attr; /* Attribute for lock to make it a recursive lock */
+pthread_mutex_t threadnotify_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
+
+/* This function initializes the main objects store and creates the 
+ * global machine and location lookup table */
 
 int dstmInit(void)
 {
-       //Initialize main object store
-       mainobjstore = objstrCreate(DEFAULT_OBJ_STORE_SIZE);    
+       mainobjstore = objstrCreate(DEFAULT_OBJ_STORE_SIZE);
+       /* Initialize attribute for mutex */
+       pthread_mutexattr_init(&mainobjstore_mutex_attr);
+       pthread_mutexattr_settype(&mainobjstore_mutex_attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP);
+       pthread_mutex_init(&mainobjstore_mutex, &mainobjstore_mutex_attr);
        if (mhashCreate(HASH_SIZE, LOADFACTOR))
                return 1; //failure
        
        if (lhashCreate(HASH_SIZE, LOADFACTOR))
                return 1; //failure
-       
-       //pthread_t threadListen;
-       //pthread_create(&threadListen, NULL, dstmListen, NULL);
+
+       if (notifyhashCreate(N_HASH_SIZE, N_LOADFACTOR))
+               return 1; //failure
        
        return 0;
 }
 
+/* This function starts the thread to listen on a socket 
+ * for tranaction calls */
 void *dstmListen()
 {
        int listenfd, acceptfd;
@@ -40,6 +62,7 @@ void *dstmListen()
        socklen_t addrlength = sizeof(struct sockaddr);
        pthread_t thread_dstm_accept;
        int i;
+       int setsockflag=1;
 
        listenfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
        if (listenfd == -1)
@@ -48,6 +71,17 @@ void *dstmListen()
                exit(1);
        }
 
+       if (setsockopt(listenfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &setsockflag, sizeof (setsockflag)) < 0) {
+         perror("socket");
+         exit(1);
+       }
+#ifdef MAC
+       if (setsockopt(listenfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_NOSIGPIPE, &setsockflag, sizeof (setsockflag)) < 0) {
+         perror("socket");
+         exit(1);
+       }
+#endif
+
        my_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
        my_addr.sin_port = htons(LISTEN_PORT);
        my_addr.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
@@ -68,125 +102,195 @@ void *dstmListen()
        printf("Listening on port %d, fd = %d\n", LISTEN_PORT, listenfd);
        while(1)
        {
-               acceptfd = accept(listenfd, (struct sockaddr *)&client_addr, &addrlength);
-               pthread_create(&thread_dstm_accept, NULL, dstmAccept, (void *)acceptfd);
+         int retval;
+         acceptfd = accept(listenfd, (struct sockaddr *)&client_addr, &addrlength);
+         do {
+           retval=pthread_create(&thread_dstm_accept, NULL, dstmAccept, (void *)acceptfd);
+         } while(retval!=0);
+         pthread_detach(thread_dstm_accept);
        }
-       pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
-
+/* This function accepts a new connection request, decodes the control message in the connection 
+ * and accordingly calls other functions to process new requests */
 void *dstmAccept(void *acceptfd)
 {
-       int numbytes,i, val, retval;
+       int val, retval, size;
        unsigned int oid;
        char buffer[RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE], control,ctrl;
        char *ptr;
        void *srcObj;
        objheader_t *h;
        trans_commit_data_t transinfo;
+       unsigned short objType, *versionarry, version;
+       unsigned int *oidarry, numoid, mid, threadid;
        
-       int fd_flags = fcntl((int)acceptfd, F_GETFD), size;
+       int i;
+
+       transinfo.objlocked = NULL;
+       transinfo.objnotfound = NULL;
+       transinfo.modptr = NULL;
+       transinfo.numlocked = 0;
+       transinfo.numnotfound = 0;
 
-       printf("Recieved connection: fd = %d\n", (int)acceptfd);
+       /* Receive control messages from other machines */
        if((retval = recv((int)acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char), 0)) <= 0) {
-               perror("Error in receiving control from coordinator\n");
-               return;
+               perror("Error: in receiving control from coordinator\n");
+               pthread_exit(NULL);
        }
+       
        switch(control) {
                case READ_REQUEST:
-                       printf("DEBUG -> Recv READ_REQUEST from Coordinator\n");
+                       /* Read oid requested and search if available */
                        if((retval = recv((int)acceptfd, &oid, sizeof(unsigned int), 0)) <= 0) {
-                               perror("Error receiving object from cooridnator\n");
-                               return;
+                               perror("Error: receiving 0x0 object from cooridnator\n");
+                               pthread_exit(NULL);
+                       }
+                       if((srcObj = mhashSearch(oid)) == NULL) {
+                               printf("Error: Object 0x%x is not found in Main Object Store %s, %d\n", oid, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                               pthread_exit(NULL);
                        }
-                       srcObj = mhashSearch(oid);
                        h = (objheader_t *) srcObj;
-                       size = sizeof(objheader_t) + sizeof(classsize[h->type]);
+                       GETSIZE(size, h);
+                       size += sizeof(objheader_t);
+
                        if (h == NULL) {
                                ctrl = OBJECT_NOT_FOUND;
-                               if(send((int)acceptfd, &ctrl, sizeof(char), 0) < 0) {
+                               if(send((int)acceptfd, &ctrl, sizeof(char), MSG_NOSIGNAL) < sizeof(char)) {
                                        perror("Error sending control msg to coordinator\n");
+                                       pthread_exit(NULL);
                                }
                        } else {
-                               //char responsemessage[sizeof(char)+sizeof(int)];
                                /* Type */
-                               ctrl = OBJECT_FOUND;
-                               if(send((int)acceptfd, &ctrl, sizeof(char), 0) < 0) {
-                                       perror("Error sending control msg to coordinator\n");
-                               }
-
-                               //responsemessage[0]=OBJECT_FOUND;
-                               /* Size of object */
-                               //*((int *)(&responsemessage[1])) = sizeof(objheader_t) + classsize[h->type];
-                               //if(send((int)acceptfd, &responsemessage, sizeof(responsemessage), 0) < 0) {
-                               //      perror("Error sending control msg to coordinator\n");
-                               //}
-
-                               /* Size of object */
-                               if(send((int)acceptfd, &size, sizeof(int), 0) < 0) {
+                               char msg[]={OBJECT_FOUND, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+                               *((int *)&msg[1])=size;
+                               if(send((int)acceptfd, &msg, sizeof(msg), MSG_NOSIGNAL) < sizeof(msg)) {
                                        perror("Error sending size of object to coordinator\n");
+                                       pthread_exit(NULL);
                                }
-                               if(send((int)acceptfd, h, size, 0) < 0) {
+                               if(send((int)acceptfd, h, size, MSG_NOSIGNAL) < size) {
                                        perror("Error in sending object\n");
+                                       pthread_exit(NULL);
                                }
                        }
                        break;
                
                case READ_MULT_REQUEST:
-                       printf("DEBUG-> READ_MULT_REQUEST\n");
                        break;
        
                case MOVE_REQUEST:
-                       printf("DEBUG -> MOVE_REQUEST\n");
                        break;
 
                case MOVE_MULT_REQUEST:
-                       printf("DEBUG -> MOVE_MULT_REQUEST\n");
                        break;
 
                case TRANS_REQUEST:
-                       printf("DEBUG -> Recv TRANS_REQUEST from Coordinator\n");
-                       if((val = readClientReq((int)acceptfd, &transinfo)) != 0) {
-                               printf("Error in readClientReq\n");
+                       /* Read transaction request */
+                       if((val = readClientReq(&transinfo, (int)acceptfd)) != 0) {
+                               printf("Error: In readClientReq() %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                               pthread_exit(NULL);
                        }
                        break;
+               case TRANS_PREFETCH:
+                       if((val = prefetchReq((int)acceptfd)) != 0) {
+                               printf("Error: In prefetchReq() %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                               pthread_exit(NULL);
+                       }
+                       break;
+               case START_REMOTE_THREAD:
+                       retval = recv((int)acceptfd, &oid, sizeof(unsigned int), 0);
+                       if (retval <= 0)
+                               perror("dstmAccept(): error receiving START_REMOTE_THREAD msg");
+                       else if (retval != sizeof(unsigned int))
+                               printf("dstmAccept(): incorrect msg size %d for START_REMOTE_THREAD %s, %d\n",
+                                       retval, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                       else
+                       {
+                               objType = getObjType(oid);
+                               startDSMthread(oid, objType);
+                       }
+                       break;
+
+               case THREAD_NOTIFY_REQUEST:
+                       size = sizeof(unsigned int);
+                       bzero(&buffer, RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE);
+                       retval = recv((int)acceptfd, &buffer, size, 0);
+                       numoid = *((unsigned int *) &buffer);
+                       size = (sizeof(unsigned int) + sizeof(unsigned short)) * numoid + 2 * sizeof(unsigned int);
+                       bzero(&buffer, RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE);
+                       retval = recv((int)acceptfd, &buffer, size, 0);
+                       if(retval <=0)
+                               perror("dstmAccept(): error receiving THREAD_NOTIFY_REQUEST");
+                       else if( retval != (2* sizeof(unsigned int) + (sizeof(unsigned int) + sizeof(unsigned short)) * numoid))
+                               printf("dstmAccept(): incorrect msg size %d for THREAD_NOTIFY_REQUEST %s, %d\n", retval, 
+                                               __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                       else {
+                               oidarry = calloc(numoid, sizeof(unsigned int)); 
+                               memcpy(oidarry, buffer, sizeof(unsigned int) * numoid);
+                               size = sizeof(unsigned int) * numoid;
+                               versionarry = calloc(numoid, sizeof(unsigned short));
+                               memcpy(versionarry, buffer+size, sizeof(unsigned short) * numoid);
+                               size += sizeof(unsigned short) * numoid;
+                               mid = *((unsigned int *)(buffer+size));
+                               size += sizeof(unsigned int);
+                               threadid = *((unsigned int *)(buffer+size));
+                               processReqNotify(numoid, oidarry, versionarry, mid, threadid);
+                       }
+
+                       break;
+
+               case THREAD_NOTIFY_RESPONSE:
+                       size = sizeof(unsigned short) + 2 * sizeof(unsigned int);
+                       bzero(&buffer, RECEIVE_BUFFER_SIZE);
+                       retval = recv((int)acceptfd, &buffer, size, 0);
+                       if(retval <= 0) 
+                               perror("dstmAccept(): error receiving THREAD_NOTIFY_RESPONSE");
+                       else if( retval != 2*sizeof(unsigned int) + sizeof(unsigned short))
+                               printf("dstmAccept(): incorrect msg size %d for THREAD_NOTIFY_RESPONSE msg %s, %d\n", 
+                                               retval, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                       else {
+                               oid = *((unsigned int *)buffer);
+                               size = sizeof(unsigned int);
+                               version = *((unsigned short *)(buffer+size));
+                               size += sizeof(unsigned short);
+                               threadid = *((unsigned int *)(buffer+size));
+                               threadNotify(oid,version,threadid);
+                       }
+
+                       break;
 
                default:
-                       printf("DEBUG -> dstmAccept: Error Unknown opcode %d\n", control);
+                       printf("Error: dstmAccept() Unknown opcode %d at %s, %d\n", control, __FILE__, __LINE__);
        }
+
+       /* Close connection */
        if (close((int)acceptfd) == -1)
-       {
                perror("close");
-       }
-       else
-               printf("Closed connection: fd = %d\n", (int)acceptfd);
        
-       //Free memory
-       free(transinfo.objmod);
-       free(transinfo.objlocked);
-       free(transinfo.objnotfound);
        pthread_exit(NULL);
 }
 
-int readClientReq(int acceptfd, trans_commit_data_t *transinfo) {
-       char *ptr, control, prevctrl, sendctrl, newctrl;
-       void *modptr, *header;
-       objheader_t *tmp_header;
+/* This function reads the information available in a transaction request
+ * and makes a function call to process the request */
+int readClientReq(trans_commit_data_t *transinfo, int acceptfd) {
+       char *ptr;
+       void *modptr;
+       unsigned int *oidmod, oid;
        fixed_data_t fixed;
-       int sum = 0, i, N, n, val, retval;
+       objheader_t *headaddr;
+       int sum = 0, i, N, n, val;
+
+       oidmod = NULL;
 
-       //Reads to process the TRANS_REQUEST protocol further
-       // Read fixed_data
+       /* Read fixed_data_t data structure */ 
        N = sizeof(fixed) - 1;
        ptr = (char *)&fixed;;
        fixed.control = TRANS_REQUEST;
        do {
                n = recv((int)acceptfd, (void *) ptr+1+sum, N-sum, 0);
-       //      printf("DEBUG -> 1. Reading %d bytes \n", n);
                sum += n;
        } while(sum < N && n != 0); 
 
-       //printf("Machine count = %d\tnumread = %d\tnummod = %d\tsum_bytes = %d\n", fixed.mcount, fixed.numread, fixed.nummod, fixed.sum_bytes);
-       // Read list of mids
+       /* Read list of mids */
        int mcount = fixed.mcount;
        N = mcount * sizeof(unsigned int);
        unsigned int listmid[mcount];
@@ -194,323 +298,572 @@ int readClientReq(int acceptfd, trans_commit_data_t *transinfo) {
        sum = 0;
        do {
                n = recv((int)acceptfd, (void *) ptr+sum, N-sum, 0);
-       //      printf("DEBUG -> 2. Reading %d bytes cap = %d\n", n, N);
                sum += n;
        } while(sum < N && n != 0);
 
-       // Read oid and version tuples
+       /* Read oid and version tuples for those objects that are not modified in the transaction */
        int numread = fixed.numread;
        N = numread * (sizeof(unsigned int) + sizeof(short));
        char objread[N];
-       if(numread != 0) { // If pile contains objects to be read 
-       //      N = numread * (sizeof(unsigned int) + sizeof(short));
-       //      char objread[N];
+       if(numread != 0) { //If pile contains more than one object to be read, 
+                         // keep reading all objects
                sum = 0;
                do {
                        n = recv((int)acceptfd, (void *) objread, N, 0);
-               //      printf("DEBUG -> 3. Reading %d bytes cap = %d\n", n, N);
                        sum += n;
                } while(sum < N && n != 0);
-//             printf("DEBUG -> Recv objs from Coordinator %d %d %d %d\n", *objread, *(objread + 6), *(objread + 12), *(objread + 18));
        }
        
-       // Read modified objects
-       if(fixed.nummod != 0) { // If pile contains modified objects 
-               if ((modptr = objstrAlloc(mainobjstore, fixed.sum_bytes)) == NULL) {
-                       printf("objstrAlloc error for modified objects %s, %d", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+       /* Read modified objects */
+       if(fixed.nummod != 0) {
+               if ((modptr = calloc(1, fixed.sum_bytes)) == NULL) {
+                       printf("calloc error for modified objects %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
                        return 1;
                }
                sum = 0;
-               do { // Recv the objs that are modified at Coordinator
-                       n = recv((int)acceptfd, modptr+sum, fixed.sum_bytes-sum, 0);
-               //      printf("DEBUG -> 4. Reading %d bytes cap = %d, oid = %d\n", n, fixed.sum_bytes, *((int *)modptr));
+               do { // Recv the objs that are modified by the Coordinator
+                       n = recv((int)acceptfd, (char *) modptr+sum, fixed.sum_bytes-sum, 0);
                        sum += n;
                } while (sum < fixed.sum_bytes && n != 0);
        }
 
-       //Send control message as per all votes from all oids in the machine
-       if((prevctrl = handleTransReq(acceptfd, &fixed, transinfo, listmid, objread, modptr)) == 0 ) {
-               printf("Handle req error\n");
+       /* Create an array of oids for modified objects */
+       oidmod = (unsigned int *) calloc(fixed.nummod, sizeof(unsigned int));
+       if (oidmod == NULL)
+       {
+               printf("calloc error %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+               return 1;
+       }
+       ptr = (char *) modptr;
+       for(i = 0 ; i < fixed.nummod; i++) {
+         int tmpsize;
+         headaddr = (objheader_t *) ptr;
+         oid = OID(headaddr);
+         oidmod[i] = oid;
+         GETSIZE(tmpsize, headaddr);
+         ptr += sizeof(objheader_t) + tmpsize;
+       }
+       
+       /*Process the information read */
+       if((val = processClientReq(&fixed, transinfo, listmid, objread, modptr, oidmod, acceptfd)) != 0) {
+               printf("Error: In processClientReq() %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+               /* Free resources */
+               if(oidmod != NULL) {
+                       free(oidmod);
+               }
+               return 1;
+       }
+
+       /* Free resources */
+       if(oidmod != NULL) {
+               free(oidmod);
        }
 
-       //Read for new control message from Coordiator
-       if((retval = recv((int)acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char), 0)) <= 0 ) {
-               perror("Error in receiving control message");
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/* This function processes the Coordinator's transaction request using "handleTransReq" 
+ * function and sends a reply to the co-ordinator.
+ * Following this it also receives a new control message from the co-ordinator and processes this message*/
+int processClientReq(fixed_data_t *fixed, trans_commit_data_t *transinfo,
+               unsigned int *listmid, char *objread, void *modptr, unsigned int *oidmod, int acceptfd) {
+       char control, sendctrl, retval;
+       objheader_t *tmp_header;
+       void *header;
+       int  i = 0, val;
+
+       /* Send reply to the Coordinator */
+       if((retval = handleTransReq(fixed, transinfo, listmid, objread, modptr,acceptfd)) == 0 ) {
+               printf("Error: In handleTransReq() %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
                return 1;
        }
 
+       do {
+               retval = recv((int)acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char), 0);
+       } while(retval < sizeof(char));
+
+       /* Process the new control message */
        switch(control) {
                case TRANS_ABORT:
-                       printf("DEBUG -> Recv TRANS_ABORT from Coordinator\n");
-                       //send ack to coordinator
-                       sendctrl = TRANS_SUCESSFUL;
-                       if(send((int)acceptfd, &sendctrl, sizeof(char), 0) < 0) {
-                               perror("Error sending ACK to coordinator\n");
-                               return 1;
-                       }
-                       //Mark all ref counts as 1 and do garbage collection
-                       ptr = modptr;
-                       for(i = 0; i< fixed.nummod; i++) {
-                               tmp_header = (objheader_t *)ptr;
-                               tmp_header->rcount = 1;
-                               ptr += sizeof(objheader_t) + classsize[tmp_header->type];
-                       }
-                       //Unlock objects that was locked in this machine due to this transaction
+                       if (fixed->nummod > 0)
+                               free(modptr);
+                       /* Unlock objects that was locked due to this transaction */
                        for(i = 0; i< transinfo->numlocked; i++) {
-                               header = mhashSearch(transinfo->objlocked[i]);// find the header address
-                               ((objheader_t *)header)->status &= ~(LOCK);             
+                               if((header = mhashSearch(transinfo->objlocked[i])) == NULL) {
+                                       printf("mhashSearch returns NULL at %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);// find the header address
+                                       return 1;
+                               }
+                               STATUS(((objheader_t *)header)) &= ~(LOCK);             
                        }
-                       ptr = NULL;
-                       return 0;
 
-               case TRANS_COMMIT:
-                       printf("DEBUG -> Recv TRANS_COMMIT from Coordinator\n");
-                       if((val = transCommitProcess(transinfo, (int)acceptfd)) != 0) {
-                               printf("Error in transCommitProcess %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                       /* Send ack to Coordinator */
+                       sendctrl = TRANS_UNSUCESSFUL;
+                       if(send((int)acceptfd, &sendctrl, sizeof(char), MSG_NOSIGNAL) < sizeof(char)) {
+                               perror("Error: In sending ACK to coordinator\n");
+                               if (transinfo->objlocked != NULL) {
+                                       free(transinfo->objlocked);
+                               }
+                               if (transinfo->objnotfound != NULL) {
+                                       free(transinfo->objnotfound);
+                               }
+
+                               return 1;
                        }
                        break;
-               case TRANS_ABORT_BUT_RETRY_COMMIT:
-                       printf("DEBUG -> Recv TRANS_ABORT_BUT_RETRY_COMMIT from Coordinator\n");
-                       //Process again after waiting for sometime and on prev control message sent
-                       switch(prevctrl) {
-                               case TRANS_AGREE:
-                                       sendctrl = TRANS_AGREE;
-                                       if(send((int)acceptfd, &sendctrl, sizeof(char), 0) < 0) {
-                                               perror("Error sending ACK to coordinator\n");
-                                       }
-                                       sleep(5);
-                                       break;
-                               case TRANS_SOFT_ABORT:
-                                       if((newctrl = handleTransReq(acceptfd, &fixed, transinfo, listmid, objread, modptr)) == 0 ) {
-                                               printf("Handle req error\n");
-                                       }
-                                       if(newctrl == prevctrl){
-                                               //Send ABORT
-                                               newctrl = TRANS_DISAGREE;
-                                               if(send((int)acceptfd, &newctrl, sizeof(char), 0) < 0) {
-                                                       perror("Error sending ACK to coordinator\n");
-                                               }
-                                               //Set the reference count of the object to 1 in mainstore for garbage collection
-                                               ptr = modptr;
-                                               for(i = 0; i< fixed.nummod; i++) {
-                                                       tmp_header = (objheader_t *) ptr;
-                                                       tmp_header->rcount = 1;
-                                                       ptr += sizeof(objheader_t) + classsize[tmp_header->type];
-                                               }
-                                               //Unlock objects that was locked in this machine due to this transaction
-                                               for(i = 0; i< transinfo->numlocked; i++) {
-                                                       ptr = mhashSearch(transinfo->objlocked[i]);// find the header address
-                                                       ((objheader_t *)ptr)->status &= ~(LOCK);                
-                                               }
-                                               return 0;
-                                       } else {
-                                               //Send new control message
-                                               if(send((int)acceptfd, &newctrl, sizeof(char), 0) < 0) {
-                                                       perror("Error sending ACK to coordinator\n");
-                                               }
-                                       }
 
-                                       break;
+               case TRANS_COMMIT:
+                       /* Invoke the transCommit process() */
+                       if((val = transCommitProcess(modptr, oidmod, transinfo->objlocked, fixed->nummod, transinfo->numlocked, (int)acceptfd)) != 0) {
+                               printf("Error: In transCommitProcess() %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                               /* Free memory */
+                               if (transinfo->objlocked != NULL) {
+                                       free(transinfo->objlocked);
+                               }
+                               if (transinfo->objnotfound != NULL) {
+                                       free(transinfo->objnotfound);
+                               }
+                               return 1;
                        }
-
                        break;
+
                case TRANS_ABORT_BUT_RETRY_COMMIT_WITH_RELOCATING:
-                       //TODO expect another transrequest from client
-                       printf("DEBUG -> Recv TRANS_ABORT_BUT_RETRY_COMMIT_WITH_RELOCATING from Coordinator\n");
                        break;
                default:
-                       printf("No response to TRANS_AGREE OR DISAGREE protocol\n");
+                       printf("Error: No response to TRANS_AGREE OR DISAGREE protocol %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
                        //TODO Use fixed.trans_id  TID since Client may have died
                        break;
        }
 
+       /* Free memory */
+       if (transinfo->objlocked != NULL) {
+               free(transinfo->objlocked);
+       }
+       if (transinfo->objnotfound != NULL) {
+               free(transinfo->objnotfound);
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }
 
-//This function runs a decision after all objects are weighed under one of the 4 possibilities 
-//and returns the appropriate control message to the Ccordinator 
-char handleTransReq(int acceptfd, fixed_data_t *fixed, trans_commit_data_t *transinfo, unsigned int *listmid, char *objread, void *modptr) {
-       int val;
-       short version;
-       char control = 0, ctrlmissoid, *ptr;
-       int i, j = 0;
+/* This function increments counters while running a voting decision on all objects involved 
+ * in TRANS_REQUEST and If a TRANS_DISAGREE sends the response immediately back to the coordinator */
+char handleTransReq(fixed_data_t *fixed, trans_commit_data_t *transinfo, unsigned int *listmid, char *objread, void *modptr, int acceptfd) {
+       int val, i = 0, j;
+       unsigned short version;
+       char control = 0, *ptr;
        unsigned int oid;
-       unsigned int *oidnotfound, *oidlocked, *oidmod;
+       unsigned int *oidnotfound, *oidlocked;
+       void *mobj;
+       objheader_t *headptr;
 
+       /* Counters and arrays to formulate decision on control message to be sent */
        oidnotfound = (unsigned int *) calloc(fixed->numread + fixed->nummod, sizeof(unsigned int)); 
        oidlocked = (unsigned int *) calloc(fixed->numread + fixed->nummod, sizeof(unsigned int)); 
-       oidmod = (unsigned int *) calloc(fixed->nummod, sizeof(unsigned int));
+       int objnotfound = 0, objlocked = 0;
+       int v_nomatch = 0, v_matchlock = 0, v_matchnolock = 0;
 
-       // Counters and arrays to formulate decision on control message to be sent
-       int objnotfound = 0, objlocked = 0, objmod =0, v_nomatch = 0, v_matchlock = 0, v_matchnolock = 0;
-       int objmodnotfound = 0, nummodfound = 0;
-       void *mobj;
-       objheader_t *headptr;
+       /* modptr points to the beginning of the object store 
+        * created at the Pariticipant. 
+        * Object store holds the modified objects involved in the transaction request */ 
+       ptr = (char *) modptr;
        
-       //Process each object present in the pile 
-       ptr = modptr;
-       //printf("DEBUG -> Total objs involved in trans is %d\n",fixed->nummod + fixed->numread);
-       fflush(stdout);
-       //Process each oid in the machine pile/ group
+       /* Process each oid in the machine pile/ group per thread */
        for (i = 0; i < fixed->numread + fixed->nummod; i++) {
-               if (i < fixed->numread) {//Object is read
+               if (i < fixed->numread) {//Objs only read and not modified
                        int incr = sizeof(unsigned int) + sizeof(short);// Offset that points to next position in the objread array
                        incr *= i;
                        oid = *((unsigned int *)(objread + incr));
                        incr += sizeof(unsigned int);
-                       version = *((short *)(objread + incr));
-               } else {//Obj is modified
-                       headptr = (objheader_t *) ptr;
-                       oid = headptr->oid;
-                       oidmod[objmod] = oid;//Array containing modified oids
-                       objmod++;
-                       version = headptr->version;
-                       ptr += sizeof(objheader_t) + classsize[headptr->type];
+                       version = *((unsigned short *)(objread + incr));
+               } else {//Objs modified
+                 int tmpsize;
+                 headptr = (objheader_t *) ptr;
+                 oid = OID(headptr);
+                 version = headptr->version;
+                 GETSIZE(tmpsize, headptr);
+                 ptr += sizeof(objheader_t) + tmpsize;
                }
-               //Check if object is still present in the machine since the beginning of TRANS_REQUEST
-               if ((mobj = mhashSearch(oid)) == NULL) {// Obj not found
-                       //Save the oids not found for later use
-                       oidnotfound[objnotfound] = ((objheader_t *)mobj)->oid;
+               
+               /* Check if object is still present in the machine since the beginning of TRANS_REQUEST */
+
+               if ((mobj = mhashSearch(oid)) == NULL) {/* Obj not found */
+                       /* Save the oids not found and number of oids not found for later use */
+                       oidnotfound[objnotfound] = oid;
                        objnotfound++;
-               } else { // If obj found in machine (i.e. has not moved)
-                       //Check if obj is locked
-                       if ((((objheader_t *)mobj)->status & LOCK) == LOCK) {           
-                               if (version == ((objheader_t *)mobj)->version) {      // If version match
+               } else { /* If Obj found in machine (i.e. has not moved) */
+                       /* Check if Obj is locked by any previous transaction */
+                       if ((STATUS(((objheader_t *)mobj)) & LOCK) == LOCK) {           
+                               if (version == ((objheader_t *)mobj)->version) {      /* If locked then match versions */
                                        v_matchlock++;
-                               } else {//If versions don't match ..HARD ABORT
+                               } else {/* If versions don't match ...HARD ABORT */
                                        v_nomatch++;
-                                       //send TRANS_DISAGREE to Coordinator
+                                       /* Send TRANS_DISAGREE to Coordinator */
                                        control = TRANS_DISAGREE;
-                                       if((val = write(acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char))) <= 0) {
+                                       if (objlocked > 0) {
+                                               for(j = 0; j < objlocked; j++) {
+                                                       if((headptr = mhashSearch(oidlocked[j])) == NULL) {
+                                                               printf("mhashSearch returns NULL at %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                                                               return 0;
+                                                       }
+                                                       STATUS(headptr) &= ~(LOCK);
+                                               }
+                                               free(oidlocked);
+                                       }
+                                       if((val = send(acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char), MSG_NOSIGNAL)) < sizeof(char)) {
                                                perror("Error in sending control to the Coordinator\n");
                                                return 0;
                                        }
-                                       printf("DEBUG -> Sending TRANS_DISAGREE\n");
                                        return control;
                                }
-                       } else {//Obj is not locked , so lock object
-                               ((objheader_t *)mobj)->status |= LOCK;
-                               //Save all object oids that are locked on this machine during this transaction request call
-                               oidlocked[objlocked] = ((objheader_t *)mobj)->oid;
+                       } else {/* If Obj is not locked then lock object */
+                               STATUS(((objheader_t *)mobj)) |= LOCK;
+                               /* Save all object oids that are locked on this machine during this transaction request call */
+                               oidlocked[objlocked] = OID(((objheader_t *)mobj));
                                objlocked++;
-                               if (version == ((objheader_t *)mobj)->version) { //If versions match
+                               if (version == ((objheader_t *)mobj)->version) { /* Check if versions match */
                                        v_matchnolock++;
-                               } else { //If versions don't match
+                               } else { /* If versions don't match ...HARD ABORT */
                                        v_nomatch++;
-                                       //send TRANS_DISAGREE to Coordinator
                                        control = TRANS_DISAGREE;
-                                       if((val = write(acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char))) <= 0) {
+                                       if (objlocked > 0) {
+                                               for(j = 0; j < objlocked; j++) {
+                                                       if((headptr = mhashSearch(oidlocked[j])) == NULL) {
+                                                               printf("mhashSearch returns NULL at %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                                                               return 0;
+                                                       }
+                                                       STATUS(headptr) &= ~(LOCK);
+                                               }
+                                               free(oidlocked);
+                                       }
+
+                                       /* Send TRANS_DISAGREE to Coordinator */
+                                       if((val = send(acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char), MSG_NOSIGNAL)) < sizeof(char)) {
                                                perror("Error in sending control to the Coordinator\n");
                                                return 0;
                                        }
-                                       printf("DEBUG -> Sending TRANS_DISAGREE\n");
+                                       
                                        return control;
                                }
                        }
                }
        }
+       
+       /* Decide what control message to send to Coordinator */
+       if ((control = decideCtrlMessage(fixed, transinfo, &v_matchnolock, &v_matchlock, &v_nomatch, &objnotfound, &objlocked,
+                                       modptr, oidnotfound, oidlocked, acceptfd)) == 0) {
+               printf("Error: In decideCtrlMessage() %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+               return 0;
+       }
+       
+       return control;
 
-       //printf("No of objs locked = %d\n", objlocked);
-       //printf("No of v_nomatch = %d\n", v_nomatch);
-       //printf("No of objs v_match but are did not have locks before = %d\n", v_matchnolock);
-       //printf("No of objs v_match but had locks before = %d\n", v_matchlock);
-       //printf("No of objs not found = %d\n", objnotfound);
-       //printf("No of objs modified but not found = %d\n", objmodnotfound);
+}
+/* This function decides what control message such as TRANS_AGREE, TRANS_DISAGREE or TRANS_SOFT_ABORT
+ * to send to Coordinator based on the votes of oids involved in the transaction */
+char decideCtrlMessage(fixed_data_t *fixed, trans_commit_data_t *transinfo, int *v_matchnolock, int *v_matchlock, 
+               int *v_nomatch, int *objnotfound, int *objlocked, void *modptr, 
+               unsigned int *oidnotfound, unsigned int *oidlocked, int acceptfd) {
+       int val;
+       char control = 0;
 
-       //Decide what control message(s) to send
-       if(v_matchnolock == fixed->numread + fixed->nummod) {
-               //send TRANS_AGREE to Coordinator
+       /* Condition to send TRANS_AGREE */
+       if(*(v_matchnolock) == fixed->numread + fixed->nummod) {
                control = TRANS_AGREE;
-               if((val = write(acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char))) <= 0) {
+               /* Send control message */
+               if((val = send(acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char), MSG_NOSIGNAL)) < sizeof(char)) {
                        perror("Error in sending control to Coordinator\n");
                        return 0;
                }
-               printf("DEBUG -> Sending TRANS_AGREE\n");
        }
-
-       if((v_matchlock > 0 && v_nomatch == 0) || (objnotfound > 0 && v_nomatch == 0)) {
-               //send TRANS_SOFT_ABORT to Coordinator
+       /* Condition to send TRANS_SOFT_ABORT */
+       if((*(v_matchlock) > 0 && *(v_nomatch) == 0) || (*(objnotfound) > 0 && *(v_nomatch) == 0)) {
                control = TRANS_SOFT_ABORT;
-               if((val = write(acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char))) <=0 ) {
-                       perror("Error in sending control back to coordinator\n");
-                       return 0;
-               }
-               printf("DEBUG -> Sending TRANS_SOFT_ABORT\n");
-               //send number of oids not found and the missing oids 
-               if((val = write(acceptfd, &objnotfound, sizeof(int))) <= 0) {
-                       perror("Error in sending no of objects that are not found\n");
+
+               /* Send control message */
+               if((val = send(acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char),MSG_NOSIGNAL)) < sizeof(char)) {
+                       perror("Error in sending TRANS_SOFT_ABORT control\n");
                        return 0;
                }
-               if(objnotfound != 0) { 
-                       if((val = write(acceptfd, oidnotfound, (sizeof(unsigned int) * objnotfound))) <= 0) {
+
+               /* Send number of oids not found and the missing oids if objects are missing in the machine */
+               if(*(objnotfound) != 0) { 
+                       int msg[1];
+                       msg[0] = *(objnotfound);
+                       if((val = send(acceptfd, msg, sizeof(int) ,MSG_NOSIGNAL)) < sizeof(int)) {
+                               perror("Error in sending objects that are not found\n");
+                               return 0;
+                       }
+                       int size = sizeof(unsigned int)* *(objnotfound);
+                       if((val = send(acceptfd, oidnotfound, size ,MSG_NOSIGNAL)) < size) {
                                perror("Error in sending objects that are not found\n");
                                return 0;
                        }
                }
        }
-       
-       //Do the following when TRANS_DISAGREE is sent
-       if(control == TRANS_DISAGREE) {
-               //Set the reference count of the object to 1 in mainstore for garbage collection
-               ptr = modptr;
-               for(i = 0; i< fixed->nummod; i++) {
-                       headptr = (objheader_t *) ptr;
-                       headptr->rcount = 1;
-                       ptr += sizeof(objheader_t) + classsize[headptr->type];
-               }
-               //Unlock objects that was locked in the trans
-               for(i = 0; i< objlocked ; i++) {
-                       mobj = mhashSearch(oidlocked[i]);// find the header address
-                       ((objheader_t *)mobj)->status &= ~(LOCK);               
-               }       
-       }       
-
-       //Fill out the structure required for a trans commit process if pile receives a TRANS_COMMIT
-       transinfo->objmod = oidmod;
+
+       /* Fill out the trans_commit_data_t data structure. This is required for a trans commit process
+        * if Participant receives a TRANS_COMMIT */
        transinfo->objlocked = oidlocked;
        transinfo->objnotfound = oidnotfound;
        transinfo->modptr = modptr;
-       transinfo->nummod = fixed->nummod;
-       transinfo->numlocked = objlocked;
-       transinfo->numnotfound = objnotfound;
+       transinfo->numlocked = *(objlocked);
+       transinfo->numnotfound = *(objnotfound);
        
        return control;
 }
 
-//Processes oids in the TRANS_COMMIT request at the participant end and sends an ack back
-int transCommitProcess(trans_commit_data_t *transinfo, int acceptfd) {
+/* This function processes all modified objects involved in a TRANS_COMMIT and updates pointer 
+ * addresses in lookup table and also changes version number
+ * Sends an ACK back to Coordinator */
+int transCommitProcess(void *modptr, unsigned int *oidmod, unsigned int *oidlocked, int nummod, int numlocked, int acceptfd) {
        objheader_t *header;
+       objheader_t *newheader;
        int i = 0, offset = 0;
        char control;
-       //Process each modified object saved in the mainobject store
-       for(i=0; i<transinfo->nummod; i++) {
-               if((header = (objheader_t *) mhashSearch(transinfo->objmod[i])) == NULL) {
-                       printf("mhashserach returns NULL\n");
+       int tmpsize;
+
+       /* Process each modified object saved in the mainobject store */
+       for(i = 0; i < nummod; i++) {
+               if((header = (objheader_t *) mhashSearch(oidmod[i])) == NULL) {
+                       printf("Error: mhashsearch returns NULL at %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                       return 1;
                }
-               //change reference count of older address and free space in objstr ??
-               header->rcount = 1; //Not sure what would be th val
-               //change ptr address in mhash table
-               mhashRemove(transinfo->objmod[i]);
-               mhashInsert(transinfo->objmod[i], (transinfo->modptr + offset));
-               offset += sizeof(objheader_t) + classsize[header->type];
-               //update object version
-               header = (objheader_t *) mhashSearch(transinfo->objmod[i]);
+               GETSIZE(tmpsize,header);
+               pthread_mutex_lock(&mainobjstore_mutex);
+               memcpy((char*)header + sizeof(objheader_t), ((char *)modptr + sizeof(objheader_t) + offset), tmpsize);
                header->version += 1; 
+               /* If threads are waiting on this object to be updated, notify them */
+               if(header->notifylist != NULL) {
+                       notifyAll(&header->notifylist, OID(header), header->version);
+               }
+               pthread_mutex_unlock(&mainobjstore_mutex);
+               offset += sizeof(objheader_t) + tmpsize;
        }
-       for(i=0; i<transinfo->numlocked; i++) {
-               //unlock objects
-               header = (objheader_t *) mhashSearch(transinfo->objlocked[i]);
-               header->status &= ~(LOCK);
-       }
 
+       if (nummod > 0)
+               free(modptr);
+
+       /* Unlock locked objects */
+       for(i = 0; i < numlocked; i++) {
+               if((header = (objheader_t *) mhashSearch(oidlocked[i])) == NULL) {
+                       printf("Error: mhashsearch returns NULL at %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                       return 1;
+               }
+               STATUS(header) &= ~(LOCK);
+       }
        //TODO Update location lookup table
 
-       //send ack to coordinator
+       /* Send ack to coordinator */
        control = TRANS_SUCESSFUL;
-       if(send((int)acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char), 0) < 0) {
+       if(send((int)acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char), MSG_NOSIGNAL) < sizeof(char)) {
                perror("Error sending ACK to coordinator\n");
+               return 1;
        }
+       
+       return 0;
+}
 
+/* This function recevies the oid and offset tuples from the Coordinator's prefetch call.
+ * Looks for the objects to be prefetched in the main object store.
+ * If objects are not found then record those and if objects are found
+ * then use offset values to prefetch references to other objects */
+
+int prefetchReq(int acceptfd) {
+       int i, length, sum, n, numbytes, numoffset, N, objnotfound = 0, size, count = 0;
+       int isArray = 0;
+       unsigned int oid, index = 0;
+       char *ptr, buffer[PRE_BUF_SIZE];
+       void *mobj;
+       unsigned int objoid;
+       char control;
+       objheader_t * header;
+       int bytesRecvd;
+
+       /* Repeatedly recv one oid and offset pair sent for prefetch */
+       while(numbytes = recv((int)acceptfd, &length, sizeof(int), 0) != 0) {
+               count++;
+               if(length == -1)
+                       break;
+               index = 0;  
+               bytesRecvd = 0;
+               do {
+                       bytesRecvd += recv((int)acceptfd, (char *)&oid +bytesRecvd,
+                                       sizeof(unsigned int) - bytesRecvd, 0);
+               } while (bytesRecvd < sizeof(unsigned int));
+               numoffset = (length - (sizeof(int) + sizeof(unsigned int)))/ sizeof(short);
+               N = numoffset * sizeof(short);
+               short offset[numoffset];
+               ptr = (char *)&offset;
+               sum = 0;
+               /* Recv the offset values per oid */ 
+               do {
+                       n = recv((int)acceptfd, (void *)ptr+sum, N-sum, 0); 
+                       sum += n; 
+               } while(sum < N && n != 0);     
+
+               bzero(&buffer, PRE_BUF_SIZE);
+               /* Process each oid */
+               if ((mobj = mhashSearch(oid)) == NULL) {/* Obj not found */
+                       /* Save the oids not found in buffer for later use */
+                       *(buffer + index) = OBJECT_NOT_FOUND;
+                       index += sizeof(char);
+                       *((unsigned int *)(buffer+index)) = oid;
+                       index += sizeof(unsigned int);
+               } else { /* If Obj found in machine (i.e. has not moved) */
+                       /* send the oid, it's size, it's header and data */
+                       header = (objheader_t *)mobj;
+                       GETSIZE(size, header);
+                       size += sizeof(objheader_t);
+                       *(buffer + index) = OBJECT_FOUND;
+                       index += sizeof(char);
+                       *((unsigned int *)(buffer+index)) = oid;
+                       index += sizeof(unsigned int);
+                       *((int *)(buffer+index)) = size;
+                       index += sizeof(int);
+                       memcpy(buffer + index, header, size);
+                       index += size;
+                       /* Calculate the oid corresponding to the offset value */
+                       for(i = 0 ; i< numoffset ; i++) {
+                               /* Check for arrays  */
+                               if(TYPE(header) > NUMCLASSES) {
+                                       isArray = 1;
+                               }
+                               if(isArray == 1) {
+                                       int elementsize = classsize[TYPE(header)];
+                                       objoid = *((unsigned int *)(((char *)header) + sizeof(objheader_t) + sizeof(struct ArrayObject) + (elementsize*offset[i])));
+                               } else {
+                                       objoid = *((unsigned int *)(((char *)header) + sizeof(objheader_t) + offset[i]));
+                               }
+                               if((header = mhashSearch(objoid)) == NULL) {
+                                       /* Obj not found, send oid */
+                                       *(buffer + index) = OBJECT_NOT_FOUND;
+                                       index += sizeof(char);
+                                       *((unsigned int *)(buffer+index)) = objoid;
+                                       index += sizeof(unsigned int);
+                                       break;
+                               } else {/* Obj Found */
+                                       /* send the oid, it's size, it's header and data */
+                                       GETSIZE(size, header);
+                                       size+=sizeof(objheader_t);
+                                       *(buffer+index) = OBJECT_FOUND;
+                                       index += sizeof(char);
+                                       *((unsigned int *)(buffer+index)) = objoid;
+                                       index += sizeof(unsigned int);
+                                       *((int *)(buffer+index)) = size;
+                                       index += sizeof(int);
+                                       memcpy(buffer+index, header, size);
+                                       index += size;
+                                       isArray = 0;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+
+               /* Check for overflow in the buffer */
+               if (index >= PRE_BUF_SIZE) {
+                       printf("Error: Buffer array overflow %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                       return 1;
+               }
+               /* Send Prefetch response control message only once*/
+               if(count == 1){
+                       control = TRANS_PREFETCH_RESPONSE;
+                       if((numbytes = send(acceptfd, &control, sizeof(char), MSG_NOSIGNAL)) < sizeof(char)) {
+                               perror("Error: in sending PREFETCH RESPONSE to Coordinator\n");
+                               return 1;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               //Send buffer size 
+               if((numbytes = send(acceptfd, &index, sizeof(unsigned int), MSG_NOSIGNAL)) < sizeof(unsigned int)) {
+                       perror("Error: in sending PREFETCH RESPONSE to Coordinator\n");
+                       return 1;
+               }
+
+               /* Send the entire buffer with its size and oids found and not found */
+               if(send((int)acceptfd, &buffer, index, MSG_NOSIGNAL) < sizeof(index)) {
+                       perror("Error: sending oids found\n");
+                       return 1;
+               }
+       }
        return 0;
 }
 
+void processReqNotify(unsigned int numoid, unsigned int *oidarry, unsigned short *versionarry, unsigned int mid, unsigned int threadid) {
+       objheader_t *header;
+       unsigned int oid;
+       unsigned short newversion;
+       char msg[1+  2 * sizeof(unsigned int) + sizeof(unsigned short)];
+       int sd;
+       struct sockaddr_in remoteAddr;
+       int bytesSent;
+       int status, size;
+
+       int i = 0;
+       while(i < numoid) {
+               oid = *(oidarry + i);
+               if((header = (objheader_t *) mhashSearch(oid)) == NULL) {
+                       printf("Error: mhashsearch returns NULL at %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                       return;
+               } else {
+                       /* Check to see if versions are same */
+checkversion:
+                       if ((STATUS(header) & LOCK) != LOCK) {          
+                               //FIXME make locking atomic
+                               STATUS(header) |= LOCK;
+                               newversion = header->version;
+                               if(newversion == *(versionarry + i)) {
+                                       //Add to the notify list 
+                                       if((header->notifylist = insNode(header->notifylist, threadid, mid)) == NULL) {
+                                               printf("Error: Obj notify list points to NULL %s, %d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__); 
+                                               return;
+                                       }
+                                       STATUS(header) &= ~(LOCK);              
+                               } else {
+                                       STATUS(header) &= ~(LOCK);              
+                                       if ((sd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0){
+                                               perror("processReqNotify():socket()");
+                                               return;
+                                       }
+                                       bzero(&remoteAddr, sizeof(remoteAddr));
+                                       remoteAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+                                       remoteAddr.sin_port = htons(LISTEN_PORT);
+                                       remoteAddr.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(mid);
+
+                                       if (connect(sd, (struct sockaddr *)&remoteAddr, sizeof(remoteAddr)) < 0){
+                                               printf("Error: processReqNotify():error %d connecting to %s:%d\n", errno,
+                                                               inet_ntoa(remoteAddr.sin_addr), LISTEN_PORT);
+                                               status = -1;
+                                       } else {
+                                               //Send Update notification
+                                               msg[0] = THREAD_NOTIFY_RESPONSE;
+                                               *((unsigned int *)&msg[1]) = oid;
+                                               size = sizeof(unsigned int);
+                                               *((unsigned short *)(&msg[1]+size)) = newversion;
+                                               size += sizeof(unsigned short);
+                                               *((unsigned int *)(&msg[1]+size)) = threadid;
+                                               bytesSent = send(sd, msg, 1+ 2*sizeof(unsigned int) + sizeof(unsigned short), 0);
+                                               if (bytesSent < 0){
+                                                       perror("processReqNotify():send()");
+                                                       status = -1;
+                                               } else if (bytesSent != 1 + sizeof(unsigned short) + 2*sizeof(unsigned int)){
+                                                       printf("Error: processReqNotify(): error, sent %d bytes %s, %d\n", 
+                                                                       bytesSent, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+                                                       status = -1;
+                                               } else {
+                                                       status = 0;
+                                               }
+
+                                       }
+                                       close(sd);
+                               }
+                       } else {
+                               randomdelay();
+                               goto checkversion;
+                       }
+               }
+               i++;
+       }
+       free(oidarry);
+       free(versionarry);
+}
+