Method and system for using a block allocation policy
US7899989B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0689
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for writing a logical block into a storage pool includes receiving a request to write the logical block, selecting a block allocation policy, by a file system associated with the storage pool, from a set of allocation policies, obtaining a list of free physical blocks in the storage pool, allocating a physical block from the list of free physical blocks, based on the block allocation policy, and writing the logical block to the physical block.
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