Delayed deletion of extended attributes

Details Delayed deletion of extended attributes Delayed deletion of extended attributes

2008-03-04

2008-03-04

Alam, Shahid (Department: 2162)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10920905

ABSTRACT:
Methods, systems, and products for delayed deletion of extended attributes associated with a file in a file system are provided. Embodiments include identifying a file to delete, moving an extended attribute directory associated with the file to a background deletion directory, deleting the file, and deleting in the background the extended attribute directory. Some embodiments also include deleting an ACL associated with the file.

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