File system format for persistent memory
US11611348B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2021 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M1/0695
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques are provided for implementing a file system format for persistent memory. A node, with persistent memory, receives an operation associated with a file identifier and file system instance information. A list of file system info objects are evaluated to identify a file system info object matching the file system instance information. An inofile, identified by the file system info object as being associated with inodes of files within an instance of the file system targeted by the operation, is traversed to identify an inode matching the file identifier. If the inode has an indicator that the file is tiered into the persistent memory, then the inode it utilized to facilitate execution of the operation upon the persistent memory. Otherwise, the operation is routed to a storage file system tier for execution by a storage file system upon storage associated with the node.
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