System of device independent file directories using a tag betwee

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1991-06-27

1994-07-26

Lee, Thomas C.

Boots, shoes, and leggings

395575, 395650, 364DIG1, 36422881, G06F 1540

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053333152

ABSTRACT:
A computer file system, having a multiplicity of distinct disk storage devices, includes a multiplicity of file directories, stored on various disks. Each file directory is used to translate file names into corresponding tag values. For each disk there is a file descriptor table with a file descriptor entry for every file stored on the disk. A single tag directory contains one tag entry for every file stored in the system. The tag directory is used by the file system to find a file by translating a tag value into a pointer to the disk on which the file is stored and a pointer to the file's file descriptor entry. To move a file from a first disk to a second disk, the file is copied to the second disk, a new file descriptor entry for the copied file is generated in the file descriptor table for the second disk, the copy of the file on the first disk is de-allocated, and the tag entry for the file is updated to point to the second disk and to the file's new file descriptor entry. Thus, a file can be moved from a first disk a second without having to locate and update all the corresponding file directory entries. In a preferred embodiment, the file system includes a routine that monitors disk loading and unused disk capacity. It determines when disk usage is imbalanced and automatically moves files among the disks so as to better balance disk usage.

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