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Method and apparatus for increasing efficiency of data storage in a file system

US7647355B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Steven F. Best · Acton, US
Michael Cooper · Boca Raton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 30, 2003
Grant date	Jan 12, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 12, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F3/0674
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for storing data in a file system. A determination is made as to whether space is available in an inode of the file in the file system. The data is stored into the inode in response to space being available. Additionally, data for a file may be stored in a block that is partially filled with data from another file. Data for a file may be stored using either the inode or by sharing a block. Data also may be stored using both of these mechanisms.

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