Method for supporting multiple filesystem implementations

Details Method for supporting multiple filesystem implementations Method for supporting multiple filesystem implementations

2011-07-19

2011-07-19

Wu, Yicun (Department: 2158)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

File management

File directory structure

C707S822000, C707S829000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07984088

ABSTRACT:
A data structure used by an operating system to refer to a filesystem object includes information that permits the structure to be associated with filesystem objects having different filesystem implementations. The data structure is associated with a filesystem object that is linked into different directories that have different filesystem implementations. Therefore, the data structure includes respective information within it about each different link. As a result, a filesystem object, such as a directory, having one filesystem implementation may be created in or moved to another directory having a different filesystem implementation; or, a file may be linked in multiple directories having different implementations.

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