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Garbage collection of tree structure with page mappings

US11829291B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 1, 2021
Grant dateNov 28, 2023
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/1044
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A key-value engine may perform garbage collection for a tree or hierarchical data structure on an append-only storage device with page mappings. The key-value engine may separate hot and cold data to reduce write amplification, track extent usage using a restricted or limited amount of memory, efficiently answer queries of valid extent usage, and adaptively or selectively defragment pages in snapshots in rounds of garbage collection.

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