Method and system of managing a file cache by selective delete-on-read operations
US11561899B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6024
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a computer implemented method to manage a cache, the method comprising, determining that a primary application opens a first file, wherein opening the first file includes reading the first file into a file cache from a storage. The method also includes, setting a first monitoring variable in the primary application process proc structure, wherein the first monitoring variable is set in response to the primary application opening the first file, and the first monitoring variable records a set of operations completed on the first file by the primary application. The method comprises a first read of the first file being at a beginning of the first file. The method includes identifying that the first file is read according to a pattern that includes reading the first file sequentially and reading the first file entirely and removing the first file from the file cache.
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