Optimizing an operating system I/O operation that pertains to a specific program and file
US8843677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1734
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of the invention pertains to a method that includes an operating system, program components running on the operating system, and a file system associated with one or more files. Responsive to a write request sent from a specified program component to the operating system, in order to write specified data content to a given file, the method determines whether the write request meets a criterion, which is derived from the identity of at least one of the specified program component, and the given file. If the criterion is met, a message is immediately sent to release the specified program component from a wait state. Data portions of the specified data content are then selectively written to a storage buffer, and subsequently written from the buffer to the given file.
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