Low level object version tracking using non-volatile memory write generations
US9183236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1873
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for retrieving versioned data in a non-volatile memory is provided. The method includes: (1) receiving a read request for a data object, (2) in response to the request, determining, via an object table, whether one or more versions of the data object exist in memory, (3) in accordance with a determination that one or more versions exist in memory, obtaining, via the object table, a respective location where each of the one or more versions of the data object are stored, and (4) reading at least one of the one or more versions of the data object from the respective location into volatile memory.
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