Managing concurrent I/O operations
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1. A method of managing concurrent I/Os in a file system comprising:
- receiving a sequence including a plurality of I/O lists of write data stored in a cache, wherein each I/O list of the sequence conflicts with at least one other I/O list of the sequence, wherein the sequence specifies a sequential order of the plurality of I/O lists corresponding to a dependency order in which a plurality of write I/O operations are received, wherein the plurality of write operations write the write data of the plurality of I/O lists to a file stored on non-volatile storage;
determining a first I/O list of the sequence having a first conflict with a second I/O list of the sequence, wherein the first I/O list includes write data of a first write of the plurality of write operations and the second I/O list includes write data of a second write of the plurality of write I/O operations, and wherein the first conflict between the first I/O list and the second I/O list includes one or more common blocks included in both the first I/O list and the second list, and wherein data is written by both the first write and the second write to the one or more common blocks, wherein the first I/O list occurs in the sequence prior to the second I/O list, and wherein the second write is received after the first write; and
performing first processing that modifies the first I/O list and the second I/O list to remove the first conflict, wherein the second I/O list includes one or more data values written to the one or more common blocks by the second write and the first processing comprises;
eliminating the one or more common blocks from the second I/O list; and
merging the one or more data values from the second I/O list with the first I/O list.
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Abstract
Techniques for a managing concurrent I/Os in a file system may include receiving a sequence of conflicting I/O lists of write data stored in a cache, the sequence specifying a sequential order in which the I/O lists are to be flushed to a file stored on non-volatile storage; determining a first I/O list of the sequence having a conflict with a second I/O list of the sequence, wherein the conflict between the first I/O list and the second I/O list is a first common block written to by both the first and second I/O lists; and performing first processing that modifies the first I/O list and the second I/O list to remove the conflict.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of managing concurrent I/Os in a file system comprising:
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receiving a sequence including a plurality of I/O lists of write data stored in a cache, wherein each I/O list of the sequence conflicts with at least one other I/O list of the sequence, wherein the sequence specifies a sequential order of the plurality of I/O lists corresponding to a dependency order in which a plurality of write I/O operations are received, wherein the plurality of write operations write the write data of the plurality of I/O lists to a file stored on non-volatile storage; determining a first I/O list of the sequence having a first conflict with a second I/O list of the sequence, wherein the first I/O list includes write data of a first write of the plurality of write operations and the second I/O list includes write data of a second write of the plurality of write I/O operations, and wherein the first conflict between the first I/O list and the second I/O list includes one or more common blocks included in both the first I/O list and the second list, and wherein data is written by both the first write and the second write to the one or more common blocks, wherein the first I/O list occurs in the sequence prior to the second I/O list, and wherein the second write is received after the first write; and performing first processing that modifies the first I/O list and the second I/O list to remove the first conflict, wherein the second I/O list includes one or more data values written to the one or more common blocks by the second write and the first processing comprises; eliminating the one or more common blocks from the second I/O list; and merging the one or more data values from the second I/O list with the first I/O list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory comprising code stored thereon that, when executed, performs a method of managing concurrent I/Os in a file system comprising; receiving a sequence including a plurality of I/O lists of write data stored in a cache, wherein each I/O list of the sequence conflicts with at least one other I/O list of the sequence, wherein the sequence specifies a sequential order of the plurality of I/O lists corresponding to a dependency order in which a plurality of write I/O operations are received, wherein the plurality of write operations write the write data of the plurality of I/O lists to a file stored on non-volatile storage; determining a first I/O list of the sequence having a first conflict with a second I/O list of the sequence, wherein the first I/O list includes write data of a first write of the plurality of write operations and the second I/O list includes write data of a second write of the plurality of write I/O operations, and wherein the first conflict between the first I/O list and the second I/O list includes one or more common blocks included in both the first I/O list and the second list, and wherein data is written by both the first write and the second write to the one or more common blocks, wherein the first I/O list occurs in the sequence prior to the second I/O list, and wherein the second write is received after the first write; and performing first processing that modifies the first I/O list and the second I/O list to remove the first conflict, wherein the second I/O list includes one or more data values written to the one or more common blocks by the second write and the first processing comprises; eliminating the one or more common blocks from the second I/O list; and merging the one or more data values from the second I/O list with the first I/O list.
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising code stored thereon that, when executed, performs a method of managing concurrent I/Os in a file system comprising:
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receiving a sequence including a plurality of I/O lists of write data stored in a cache, wherein each I/O list of the sequence conflicts with at least one other I/O list of the sequence, wherein the sequence specifies a sequential order of the plurality of I/O lists corresponding to a dependency order in which a plurality of write I/O operations are received, wherein the plurality of write operations write the write data of the plurality of I/O lists to a file stored on non-volatile storage; determining a first I/O list of the sequence having a first conflict with a second I/O list of the sequence, wherein the first I/O list includes write data of a first write of the plurality of write operations and the second I/O list includes write data of a second write of the plurality of write I/O operations, and wherein the first conflict between the first I/O list and the second I/O list includes one or more common blocks included in both the first I/O list and the second list, and wherein data is written by both the first write and the second write to the one or more common blocks, wherein the first I/O list occurs in the sequence prior to the second I/O list, and wherein the second write is received after the first write; and performing first processing that modifies the first I/O list and the second I/O list to remove the first conflict, wherein the second I/O list includes one or more data values written to the one or more common blocks by the second write and the first processing comprises; eliminating the one or more common blocks from the second I/O list; and merging the one or more data values from the second I/O list with the first I/O list. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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