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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Yaming Kuang, Shanghai, CN;
Philippe Armangau, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/174 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 16/1748 (2019.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed techniques for managing data storage. In one embodiment, the techniques comprise determining whether a part of a file system block is associated with deduplication. The techniques also comprise updating a deduplication record of the file system block, based on the said determination, to indicate a deduplication status in connection with the part such that the updated deduplication record describes for multiple occurrences of one or more parts of the file system block whether the respective one or more parts are associated with deduplication.