Disk partition stitching and rebalancing using a partition table
US10048865B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0676
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to dynamically changing partitions size for a partition in a storage device and to transferring storage space between partitions in a storage device. A computer system identifies portions of free space on a storage device, where the storage device has at least one partition whose offset and length are stored in a partition table. The computer system determines where the identified free space is located relative to other storage locations on the storage device. The computer system further determines that the partition is to be dynamically resized to a new size which is specified by one or more offset and length values, and based on where the identified free space is located, dynamically transforms the partition into a logical partition, and resizes the logical partition, the logical partition's offset and length values being updated in the partition table to include the new specified offset and length values.
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