System and method for controlling a file system
US8868626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/11
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to various embodiments of the invention, a system and method for controlling a file system. In some embodiments, a control plane interposes between a data plane user and a data plane, intercepts file system operations, and performs control plane operations upon the file system operations. In one such embodiment, the system and method is implemented between a data plane user that is a local file system user and a data plane that is a local file system. In another such embodiment, the system and method is implemented between a data plane user that is a client and a data plane that is a file server. Furthermore, for an embodiment where the control plane that interposes between a client and a file server, the control plane can be implemented as a file system proxy. Control plane operations include, but are not limited to, observation, verification, and transformation of a file system operation.
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