Optimized application installation using disk block relocation

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1996-09-27

1999-03-30

Bragdon, Reginald G.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Specific memory composition

711165, 711202, 395712, G06F 1202

Patent

active

058902058

ABSTRACT:
A computer system is programmed with a plurality of programming instructions for implementing a software function, having an installation utility with logic for generating, if possible, an alternative disk block allocation for a current disk block allocation that will yield improved overall access time for a sequence of disk accesses. In some embodiments, the logic includes logic for tracing the sequence of disk accesses to determine the current disk block allocation, logic for generating the alternative disk block allocation, if possible, using the trace results, and logic for effectuating the alternate disk block allocation, if generated. In one particular embodiment, the logic for generating the alternative disk block allocation employs a random search approach, while in another embodiment, the logic for generating the alternative disk block allocation employs a heuristic approach.

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