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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2023
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Yi Yuan, Beijing, CN;
Xiaopeng Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Heng Wang, Beijing, CN;
Xiao Hu He, Beijing, CN;
Jing Li, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Techniques are described with regard to container image configuration in a computing environment. An associated computer-implemented method includes initializing a container image storage engine associated with a logical tree structure having a plurality of container image nodes, where each of the plurality of container image nodes includes a hash layer array and a hash data array. The method includes building at least one new container image node to incorporate into the plurality of container image nodes. The method further includes applying a software patch to a target container image node among the plurality of container image nodes. In an embodiment, the method further includes starting at least one container based upon a respective container image node among the plurality of container image nodes.