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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015

Filed:

May. 15, 2009
Applicants:

Toshiya Seki, Odawara, JP;

Takashi Sakaguchi, Odawara, JP;

Inventors:

Toshiya Seki, Odawara, JP;

Takashi Sakaguchi, Odawara, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/084 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0647 (2013.01); G06F 3/0634 (2013.01); G06F 3/062 (2013.01); G06F 2212/263 (2013.01); G06F 2212/312 (2013.01); G06F 12/0866 (2013.01); G06F 2212/466 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a storage subsystem capable of speeding up the input/output processing for a cache memory. Microprocessor Packages manage information related to a VDEV ownership for controlling virtual devices and a cache segment ownership for controlling cache segments in units of Microprocessor Packages, and one Microprocessor among multiple Microprocessors belonging to the determined Microprocessor Package to perform input/output processing for the virtual devices searches cache control information stored in the Package Memory without searching the cache control information in the shared memory, and if data exists in the cache memory, accesses the cache memory, and if it does not, accesses the virtual devices.


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