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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2003
Michael John Bracey, Petersfield, GB;
John Joseph Campbell, Alton, GB;
Julie Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Akira Shibamiya, Los Altos, CA (US);
Bryan Frederick Smith, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
James Zu-chia Teng, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael John Bracey, Petersfield, GB;
John Joseph Campbell, Alton, GB;
Julie Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Akira Shibamiya, Los Altos, CA (US);
Bryan Frederick Smith, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
James Zu-Chia Teng, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and article of manufacture, implementing the method, allocates space for a dataset. The dataset has an initial area and zero or more additional allocated areas to provide space for storing the dataset. The size of a new additional area is determined. The new additional area is associated with a new area number, and the size of the new additional area is based on the new area number. Additional space for the dataset is allocated based on the size of the new additional area.