Compression control based on compression ratio estimation
US10521399B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/13
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for controlling compression based on compression ratio, the method includes monitoring access requests related to a storage entity of a storage system; wherein the access requests are associated with multiple data units; evaluating a compression ratio related to the storage entity; wherein the evaluating comprises applying a first compression process on at least a subset of the multiple data units to provide first compressed data units; serving the access requests without storing, in a permanent storage layer of the storage system, the first compressed data units; and reacting, by the storage system, to the compression ratio.
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