Virtual storage device that uses volatile memory

Details Virtual storage device that uses volatile memory Virtual storage device that uses volatile memory

2008-05-20

2008-05-20

Lewis, Cheryl (Department: 2167)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

C707S793000, C707S793000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07376651

ABSTRACT:
Accessing stored data includes providing a virtual storage area having a table of pointers that point to one of: a disk storage area and a volatile memory area, wherein the virtual storage area contains no sections of data, in response to a request for accessing data of the virtual storage area, determining whether a corresponding one of the pointers points to the disk storage area or points to the volatile storage area and accessing the data from the disk storage area or from the volatile storage area. Accessing stored data may also include associating a first one of the other storage areas with the virtual storage area, wherein the virtual storage area represents a copy of data of the disk storage area. Accessing stored data may also include causing all of the pointers of the table to initially point to sections of the disk storage area when the virtual storage area is initially associated with the disk storage area. Accessing stored data may also include, in response to a write to a first section on the disk storage area, copying data of the first section to a second section that is part of the volatile storage area and causing a corresponding one of the pointers of the table to point to the second section.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5475608 (1995-12-01), Masuoka
patent: 6772302 (2004-08-01), Thompson
patent: 7113945 (2006-09-01), Moreshet et al.

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