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Using an access log for disk drive transactions

US6684294B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2000
Grant dateJan 27, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/311
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk driver includes an access log for recording recent transactions with the hard disk drive. The access log may be consulted during write operations to buffer writes to memory before accessing the hard disk drive. The access log may also be consulted during read operations to prefetch additional data during access of the hard disk drive.

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