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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Dan Qing Huang, Beijing, CN;
Zi Wen Li, Beijing, CN;
Chih-Hong Wong, Beijing, CN;
Juan Zhao, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method, a device and a computer program product for layer deduplication are provided. The method comprises obtaining a first image generated for a first container, the first image including a plurality of layers associated with the first container. The method further comprises in response to determining that a first layer in the first image is identical to a second layer to be created, creating the second layer by generating a data archive associated with the first layer. In addition, the method comprises generating, based on the created second layer, a second image for a second container.