Geographically distributed file system
US8805901B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/182
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Implementations of the present disclosure are directed to a method, system, and storage media for receiving an indication that an attempt to make a modified first version of a directory a current version of the directory in a file system using a consensus protocol did not succeed and, in response thereto, obtaining a most recent second version of the directory including second pointers and a second name associated with each of the second pointers, wherein each second pointer is a reference to an immutable data object in the file system; and identifying one or more of the second names, each identified second name being the same as one of the first names but being associated with a second pointer that is different than the first name's respective first pointer, and obtaining for each identified second name, the data object referenced by the respective second pointer from the file system.
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