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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 05, 2011
Christopher G. Brooker, New Paltz, NY (US);
Alfred F. Foster, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Duane C. Hughes, Cape Vincent, NY (US);
Charles E. Mari, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Robert Miller, Jr., Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Harris M. Morgenstern, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Walter W. Otto, Clinton Corners, NY (US);
Steven M. Partlow, Beacon, NY (US);
Thomas F. Rankin, Wallkill, NY (US);
Elpida Tzortzatos, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
Christopher G. Brooker, New Paltz, NY (US);
Alfred F. Foster, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Duane C. Hughes, Cape Vincent, NY (US);
Charles E. Mari, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Robert Miller, Jr., Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Harris M. Morgenstern, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Walter W. Otto, Clinton Corners, NY (US);
Steven M. Partlow, Beacon, NY (US);
Thomas F. Rankin, Wallkill, NY (US);
Elpida Tzortzatos, Lagrangeville, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Auxiliary storage is segmented into different types of extents (i.e., ranges of storage), including extents with 4K blocks of storage, extents with 1M blocks of storage, empty extents, and mixed extents that include blocks of storage of various sizes (e.g., 4K blocks and 1M blocks). The auxiliary storage, and in particular, the extents and blocks of storage therein, are managed to reduce storage fragmentation and optimize system performance.