Message based file system
US7752241B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/182
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
File system components of a messaged based file system may perform different functions of the file system and may communicate through a file system-independent message interface to fulfill file I/O naming requests. A file system component may receive a message from another file system component and in response may perform a sub-function of the file system and then may send another message to a file system component to perform another function of the file system. File system components may each operate on separate devices or multiple file system components may execute on a single device. File system components may also communicate using messaging components that in turn may communicate with other messaging components according to the file system-independent message interface. A single messaging component may be configured to communicate with multiple file system components on a single device. Alternatively, each file system component may communicate through a single, paired messaging component.
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