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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Hopkinton, MA (US);
Christopher Seibel, Walpole, MA (US);
Vamsi K. Vankamamidi, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Andrew T. Feld, Keene, NH (US);
Kamakshi Viswanadha, Lexington, MA (US);
Dell Products L.P., Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, processing can include: receiving, from a client, a request to access a metadata (MD) page, wherein the request specifies a lock type denoting a particular level of access to the MD page that is being requested by the request; and responsive to receiving the request, performing first processing including: locking the MD page and a corresponding translation table entry Efor the MD page in accordance with the lock type denoting a particular level of access being requested, wherein Emaps a logical address LAof the MD page to a physical storage or location PAon non-volatile storage where the MD page is stored; and subsequent to said locking, returning a response including the MD page to the client.