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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2009
Kevin Scott Goldsmith, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert Guy Vining, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregory Paul Wurth, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevin Scott Goldsmith, Tucson, AZ (US);
Robert Guy Vining, Tucson, AZ (US);
Gregory Paul Wurth, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A new file system is mounted to a mount point of an existing file system implemented in a computational system. A sentinel indicator is stored in the mount point. Prior to initiating an input/output (I/O) operation by a program, a determination is made by the program as to whether the sentinel indicator exists. In response to determining by the program that the sentinel indicator exists, the I/O operation is performed by the program. In certain alternative embodiments, in response to determining by the program that the sentinel indicator exists, the I/O operation is not performed by the program.