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Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2011
Applicants:

Gary B. Kotzur, Austin, TX (US);

Surender Brahmaroutu, Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Gary B. Kotzur, Austin, TX (US);

Surender Brahmaroutu, Round Rock, TX (US);

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0246 (2013.01); G06F 2212/7209 (2013.01);
Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving a read command. The method may also include determining if the read command is a command to read current data or historical data for a given logical address. The method may additionally include reading data stored on a storage resource at a historical physical address defined by a historical data offset associated with the given logical address in response to determining that the read command is a command to read historical data. The method may further include communicating the data stored at the historical physical address as a response to the read command.


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