Method and system for storing a sparse file using fill counts
US7716445B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 11, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for storing a first block and a second block, the includes storing the first block and the second block in a storage pool, and storing a third block in the storage pool, wherein the third block references the first block and second block and comprises a first fill count and a second fill count, wherein the first fill count corresponds to one selected from the group consisting of a number of data blocks directly referenced by the first block, a number of data blocks indirectly referenced by the first block, if the first block is an indirect block, wherein the first fill count is one if the first block is a data block.
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