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Concurrent file and object protocol access using space-efficient cloning

US9959281B2 · kind B2 · utility

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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	Jul 29, 2016
Grant date	May 1, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 29, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

A computer-implemented method is provided in one general embodiment 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, 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. The file-based client is provided access to the modified clone of the updated object. After the file-based client has finished modifying the modified clone of the updated object, the updated object is replaced with an additional object based on the modification to the modified clone of the updated object.

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