Systems and methods for storage allocation
US9563555B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C16/349
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Resources of an address space are managed in dynamically sized ranges, extents, sets, and/or blocks. The address space may be divided into regions, each corresponding to a different, respective allocation granularity. Allocating a block within a first region of the address space may comprise allocating a particular number of logical addresses (e.g., a particular range, set, and/or block of addresses), and allocating a block within a different region may comprise allocating a different number of logical addresses. The regions may be configured to reduce the metadata overhead needed to identify free address blocks (and/or maintain address block allocations), while facilitating efficient use of the address space for differently sized data structures.
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