Reducing resource consumption associated with storage and operation of containers
US10140461B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The techniques and systems described herein reduce the amount of storage resources consumed by containers by creating placeholder files in container namespaces. The placeholder files are associated with read-only access to corresponding shared files stored in a read-only namespace. The read-only namespace can be accessible to multiple different containers. This increases the storage density for a storage unit because more containers can be executed from the same storage unit. The techniques and systems described herein further reduce the amount of storage resources consumed by containers by creating placeholder directories. The techniques and systems described herein also reduce the amount of memory storage resources consumed by containers to execute files by using a shared execution memory area.
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