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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2010
Dean D. Throop, Efland, NC (US);
Miles A. DE Forest, Bahama, NC (US);
Samuel Mullis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dean Herington, Hillsborough, NC (US);
David Haase, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
Dean D. Throop, Efland, NC (US);
Miles A. de Forest, Bahama, NC (US);
Samuel Mullis, Raleigh, NC (US);
Dean Herington, Hillsborough, NC (US);
David Haase, Fuquay Varina, NC (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for an adaptive block allocation mechanism are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for allocating slices of storage in a storage medium based on scores is disclosed. The method occurs at a storage processor for controlling access to a storage medium divided into a plurality of logical slices of storage. The method includes determining one or more scores associated with one or more slices. Determining one or more scores includes combining plural dissimilar characteristics of the slice into a single value. The method further includes receiving a slice allocation request, and in response to the slice allocation request, selecting a slice for allocation using the scores.