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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2008
Peter J. Mccann, Mason, NH (US);
Christopher M. Gould, Leominster, MA (US);
Peter J. McCann, Mason, NH (US);
Christopher M. Gould, Leominster, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are techniques for providing a logical device model. In one embodiment, a a method for providing a logical device model includes providing a plurality of logical devices, at least one of said plurality of logical devices being provided by a first provider executing in kernel space and at least one of said plurality of logical devices being provided by a second provider executing in user space, and establishing a relationship between the first provider and the second provider wherein the first provider is a consumer of a logical device provided by the second provider, said logical device model including said relationship.