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Method, system, and computer readable medium for maintaining the order of write-commands issued to a data storage

US7647449B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Symantec Operating Corporation · US

Inventors

Subhojit Roy · Pune, IN
Niranjan Pendharkar · Pune, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2006
Grant date	Jan 12, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 9, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/2074
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system, and computer readable medium for maintaining the order of write-commands issued to a data storage, where the write-commands are issued by one or more host. In one embodiment of the present invention the method includes assigning an order-descriptor to each write-command, storing the write-command, storing the order-descriptor, and collating a plurality of order-descriptors and their corresponding write-commands to obtain an ordered write-command stream.

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