Lock metadata re-balancing upon storage expansion
US11789924B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/2343
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for lock metadata re-balancing upon an expansion of a storage system, the method may include instructing multiple compute entities, by an expansion manager and during a first phase of the lock metadata re-balancing, to acquire locks by using: (a) a current translation function for linking addresses of current lock metadata units (LMUs) to identifiers of stored entities; wherein the current translation function is based on a size of a current storage space allocated to the lock metadata; and (b) a next translation function for linking addresses of new LMUs to identifiers of stored entities; wherein the new translation function is based on a size of a new storage space allocated to the lock metadata; wherein the current space is expanded during the expansion of the storage system to provide the next storage space. Instructing the multiple compute entities, by the expansion manager, and during another phase of the lock metadata re-balancing that follows a release of all current LMUs, to acquire locks and check status of locks using the next translation function without using the current translation function.
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