Task management for data accesses to multiple logical partitions on physical disk drives in computer systems
US6256704A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 16, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method (and apparatus) for optimizing disk access operations which span multiple logical disk partitions and multiple disk drives. The disclosed method makes optimum use of concurrency in the software without causing poor performance due to contention for seeks in a disk drive.
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