Method, system, and program for prioritizing input/output (I/O) requests submitted to a device driver

摘要

Provided is a method, system, and program for managing Input/Output (I/O) requests generated by an application program. The I/O requests are transmitted to an output device. A determination is made of a priority associated with the I/O request, wherein the priority is capable of being at least one of a first priority and a second priority. The I/O request is transmitted if the determined priority is the first priority. Transmittal of the I/O request is deferred if the determined priority is the second priority.