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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 04, 2011
Applicants:

Gary Quan, La Cresenta, CA (US);

Basil Thomas, Sylmar, CA (US);

Craig Jensen, Clearwater, FL (US);

Inventors:

Gary Quan, La Cresenta, CA (US);

Basil Thomas, Sylmar, CA (US);

Craig Jensen, Clearwater, FL (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0616 (2013.01); G06F 3/0643 (2013.01); G06F 3/0644 (2013.01); G06F 3/0653 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for selecting physical storage locations for storing data are provided. A technique involves determining usage statistics associated with a logical block in a file system, selecting a physical storage location, of a plurality of physical storage locations, to assign to the logical block based on (a) at least one attribute associated with the first physical storage location, and (b) the usage statistics associated with the logical block, and causing the logical block to be assigned to the first physical storage location.


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