Multi-Core Cookie Proxy Management for HTTP Transaction Performance

The patent divides the cookie management system into multiple independent worker threads, each handling HTTP transactions on separate cores. Each worker thread maintains its own cookie jar and processes requests independently, allowing parallel cookie management operations across multiple cores while keeping individual thread complexity manageable.

The patent introduces a cookie proxy mechanism that acts as an intermediary between worker threads and the cookie storage system. The cookie proxy receives cookie operations from multiple workers, manages the actual storage and retrieval, and returns results to requesting workers, enabling coordinated cookie management across parallel cores.

Each worker thread is assigned its own dedicated cookie jar, creating isolated storage spaces that eliminate race conditions. Workers can independently manage cookies for their assigned domains or clients without interfering with other workers, maintaining data consistency while enabling parallel processing.

The cookie proxy serves as a mediator that coordinates access to shared cookie storage resources. It implements thread-safe operations by serializing access to common cookie jars, managing synchronization internally, and presenting a consistent interface to multiple workers, thereby maintaining reliability while supporting parallel throughput.

Cookie storage is segmented into multiple distributed cookie jars, with each worker thread having direct access to its assigned jar(s). This eliminates the need for centralized access, allowing workers to retrieve and store cookies locally without communication delays, while consistency is maintained through the proxy's coordination of shared resources.

Cookie jars are pre-initialized and allocated to worker threads before processing begins. Frequently accessed cookies are kept in readily accessible memory structures within each worker's context, eliminating the need for repeated disk I/O or complex lookup operations during transaction processing.

Cookie operations are segmented into independent atomic actions performed by separate worker threads. Each worker executes cookie set, get, and delete operations independently without requiring synchronization barriers, allowing accurate cookie management to proceed in parallel across multiple cores simultaneously.

The cookie proxy implements asynchronous processing by queuing cookie operations and processing them in the background. It accepts requests from workers immediately, records them for later processing, and notifies workers when operations complete, ensuring accuracy through proper sequencing while maintaining high processing speed through parallel operation execution.