Locks in a distributed file system
US12197390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1844
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for file locks in a distributed file system, performed by a storage system is provided. The method includes receiving, at a storage system having a distributed file system, a request for access of a file and locking the file, through one of a plurality of persistent file locks in the storage system. The method includes accessing the file, through the distributed file system, and unlocking the file, through the one of the plurality of persistent file locks.
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