Allocating space in a file system from sequential and random cursors
US9703498B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0643
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A technique for storage allocation provides a first cursor and a second cursor from which to allocate blocks within a physical address space of a file system. The file system uses the first cursor for allocating blocks for writes directed to sequential logical addresses and uses the second cursor for writes directed to random (non-sequential) logical addresses.
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