Incremental garbage collection of data in a secondary storage
US7451168B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for different embodiments of incremental garbage collection of data in a secondary storage. In one embodiment, a method comprises locating blocks of data in a log that are referenced and within a range at a tail of the log. The method also includes copying the blocks of data that are referenced and within the range to an unallocated segment of the log.
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