Automatically aligning virtual blocks to physical blocks
US8909894B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/124
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Automatically aligning virtual blocks of partitions to blocks of underlying physical storage is disclosed. In some embodiments, a starting offset of a first partition included in a logical container is detected. In some embodiments, a misalignment correction amount for a first partition included in a logical container is detected. In some embodiments, a misalignment associated with a first partition included in a logical container is corrected.
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