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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Asit Desai, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bryan Branstetter, Berkeley, CA (US);
Prasanna Aithal, Bangalore, IN;
Prasad Rao Jangam, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mahesh S Hiregoudar, Bangalore, IN;
Rohan Pasalkar, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
VMwre, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 16/13 (2019.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01); G06F 12/1036 (2016.01); G06F 16/17 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/13 (2019.01); G06F 12/023 (2013.01); G06F 12/1036 (2013.01); G06F 16/1727 (2019.01); G06F 2212/1044 (2013.01); G06F 2212/65 (2013.01);
Abstract
Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems determine whether a skip optimization process can be used to store a file in a storage space. When it is determined that the skip optimization can be performed, a file stored in the storage space can be referenced in a file metadata data structure using direct addressing of file blocks storing the file instead of through indirect addressing (e.g., pointer addresses stored in pointer blocks).