Inline coalescing of file system free space
US10942845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7205
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An in-line (or foreground) approach to obtaining contiguous ranges of free space in a file system of a data storage system that can select windows having blocks suitable for relocation at a time when one or more blocks within the respective windows are freed or de-allocated. By providing the in-line or foreground approach to obtaining contiguous ranges of free space in a file system, a more efficient determination of windows having blocks suitable for relocation can be achieved, thereby conserving processing resources of the data storage system.
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