Virtualized copy-by-reference
US10459664B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtualized copy-by-reference includes: receiving, from a first computer system, a request for reference information for source data within a source volume; providing, to the first computer system, the reference information, wherein the reference information corresponds to a metadata representation of the source data; receiving, from a second computer system, a request to write the source data to a target volume, and wherein the request to write the source data indicates the reference information; and copying, using the reference information, the metadata representation of the source data to the target volume.
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