Rebuild directory/block allocation map from embedded data block information in file system disk
US11436101B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/82
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a storage element configured to store both data and metadata, wherein each piece of data is associated with and stored with a corresponding piece of metadata. The apparatus may include a controller processor. The controller processor may be configured to, in response to a piece of data being written to the apparatus: generate a piece of metadata that includes a set of parameters to facilitate a at least partial repair of a block information map, and embed the piece of metadata with the corresponding piece of data.
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