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Error detection for files

US8793440B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2010
Grant dateJul 29, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/82
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to error detection for files. In aspects, before allowing updates to a clean file, a flag marking the file as dirty is written to non-volatile storage. Thereafter, the file may be updated as long as desired. Periodically or at some other time, the file may be marked as clean after all outstanding updates to the file and error codes associated with the file are written to storage. While waiting for outstanding updates and error codes to be written to storage, if additional requests to update the file are received, the file may be marked as dirty again prior to allowing the additional requests to update the file. The request to write a clean flag regarding the file may be done lazily.

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