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Concurrent file and object protocol access using space-efficient cloning

US9413826B1 · kind B1 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Mathias Dietz · Simmerath, DE
Dean Hildebrand · San Jose, US
Simon Lorenz · Geisenheim, DE
Brian Nelson · Austin, US
William W. Owen · Tucson, US
Rainer Wolafka · Bad Soden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 11, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/289
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is provided for concurrent file and object protocol access. The method includes receiving a notification that indicates storage of an object by an object-based client, and creating a clone of the object. Also, the method includes providing a file-based client access to the clone of the object. Further, the method includes returning, in response to one or more read requests for the object received from one or more object-based clients while the file-based client modifies the clone of the object, the object to the one or more object-based clients. Moreover, the method includes, after the file-based client has finished modifying the clone of the object, replacing the object with an updated object based on the modified clone of the object.

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