Electronic apparatus and file search method thereof

• US 20050125396A1
• Filed: 12/03/2004
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Original Assignee: MediaTek, Inc.
• Inventors: Liu, Li-Sen
• Application Number:
  US11/003,985
• Publication Number:
  US 20050125396A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a file search method thereof are provided. The file search method sequentially searches for a plurality of configuration files according to a file order table. The file search method searches for a next adjacent configuration file according to a starting point based on the location of a previously found configuration file in the file system. Thus, the sanity check on the configuration files is speeded up. As a result, the boot-up time for the electronic apparatus, particularly portable electronic apparatus, is shortened.

Claims

1. A file search method of an electronic apparatus, for searching for N configuration files stored in the electronic apparatus, the configuration files being in a file system of the electronic apparatus, N being a positive number, the file search method comprising:

(a) providing an X being initially equal to 0 and a location Y being initially at the root of the file system, X being an integer;

(b) searching for an X-th configuration file starting from the location Y;

(c) if the X-th configuration file is found, performing a sanity check on the X-th configuration file and setting the location Y to the location of the X-th configuration file;

(d) incrementing X; and

(e) determining whether X equals N;

if so, ending the method;

if not, proceeding to the step (b).

2. The file search method according to claim 1, wherein the N configuration files respectively correspond to N filenames, and the N filenames are respectively recorded in N fields of a file order table.

3. The file search method according to claim 2, wherein in the step (b), the method searches for the X-th configuration file according to the X-th field of the file order table having the corresponding filename.

4. The file search method according to claim 2, wherein if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), the method further comprises the steps of:

(f) determining whether the location Y is at the root of the file system;

if so, proceeding to step (g);

otherwise, proceeding to step (h);

(g) performing a configuration file generation procedure to generate the X-th configuration file and proceeding to the step (d); and

(h) setting the location Y to the root of the file system and starting to search for the X-th configuration file;

proceeding to the step (c) if the X-th configuration file is found;

proceeding to the step (f) if not found.

5. The file search method according to claim 4, further comprising:

if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), moving the X-th configuration file according to the location of the filename corresponding to the X-th configuration file in the file order table, so that a location correlation between the X-th configuration file and the (X-1)th configuration file is formed.

6. The file search method according to claim 4, wherein in the step (g), the configuration file generation procedure, according to the location of the filename corresponding to the X-th configuration file in the file order table, generates the X-th configuration file at a location, so that a location correlation between the X-th configuration file and the (X-1)th configuration file is formed.

7. The file search method according to claim 2, further comprising:

incrementing a count value if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b); and

when the count value exceeds a specific value, after the electronic apparatus boots up, performing a configuration file reordering procedure.

8. The file search method according to claim 7, wherein the configuration file reordering procedure comprises:

if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), recording an actual location of the found X-th configuration file in a location recording table;

after the X-th configuration file is generated in the step (g), recording an actual location of the generated X-th configuration file in a location recording table; and

after the electronic apparatus boots up, searching for the configuration file according to the location recording table, and moving the configuration file from an actual location of the configuration file to a specific location, wherein a location correlation between the configuration file and another configuration file adjacent to the configuration file is formed.

9. The file search method according to claim 2, further comprising:

recording the number of times the step (b) performed in a first count value, and recording the number of times the step (b) fails to find the X-th configuration file in a second count value; and

if the ratio of the second count value to the first count value exceeds a specific value, performing a configuration file reordering procedure after the electronic apparatus boots up.

10. The file search method according to claim 9, wherein the configuration file reordering procedure comprises:

if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), recording an actual location of the found X-th configuration file in a location recording table;

after the X-th configuration file is generated in the step (g), recording an actual location of the generated X-th configuration file in a location recording table; and

after the electronic apparatus boots up, searching for the configuration file according to the location recording table, and moving the configuration file from an actual location of the configuration file to a specific location, so that a location correlation between the configuration file and another configuration file adjacent to the configuration file is formed.

11. The file search method according to claim 2, further comprising:

if the number of times the step (b) successively fails to find the X-th configuration file reaches a specific value, performing a configuration file reordering procedure after the electronic apparatus boots up.

12. The file search method according to claim 11, wherein the configuration file reordering procedure comprises:

if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), recording an actual location of the found X-th configuration file in a location recording table;

after the X-th configuration file is generated in the step (g), recording an actual location of the generated X-th configuration file in a location recording table; and

after the electronic apparatus boots up, searching for a configuration file of the configuration files according to the location recording table, and moving the configuration file from an actual location of the configuration file to a specific location, so that a location correlation between the configuration file and another configuration file adjacent to the configuration file is formed.

13. The file search method according to claim 1, wherein if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), the method further comprises:

(f) determining whether the location Y is at the root of the file system;

if so, proceeding to step (g);

otherwise, proceeding to step (h);

(g) performing a configuration file generation procedure to generate the X-th configuration file and proceeding to the step (d); and

(h) setting the location Y to the root of the file system and searching for the X-th configuration file;

proceeding to the step (c) if the X-th configuration file is found;

proceeding to the step (f) if not found.

14. The file search method according to claim 13, further comprising:

if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), moving the X-th configuration file according to the location of the filename corresponding to the X-th configuration file in the file order table, so that a location correlation between the X-th configuration file and the (X-1)th configuration file is formed.

15. The file search method according to claim 13, wherein in the step (g), the configuration file generation procedure, according to the location of the filename corresponding to the X-th configuration file in the file order table, generates the X-th configuration file at a location, so that a location correlation between the X-th configuration file and the (X-1)th configuration file is formed.

16. The file search method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is a mobile phone.

17. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a memory device, storing a sanity check module and N configuration files, where N is a positive integer; and

a processor, coupled to the memory device, for executing the sanity check module to perform a sanity check on the N configuration files, the sanity check module performs the steps of;

(a) providing an X being initially equal to 0 and a location Y being initially at the root of the file system, X being an integer;

(b) searching for an X-th configuration file starting from the location Y;

(c) if the X-th configuration file is found, performing a sanity check on the X-th configuration file and setting the location Y to a location of the X-th configuration file;

(d) incrementing X; and

(e) determining whether X equals N;

if so, ending the sanity check;

if not, proceeding to the step (b).

18. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising a file order table, wherein the N configuration files respectively correspond to N filenames, and the N filenames respectively are recorded in N fields of the file order table.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the step (b), the sanity search module, according to the X-th field of the file order table, searches for the X-th configuration file, which corresponds to the filename in the X-th field.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18, wherein when the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), the sanity check module further performs the steps of:

(f) determining whether the location Y is at the root of the file system;

if so, proceeding to the step (g);

otherwise, proceeding to the step (h);

(g) performing a configuration file generation procedure to generate the X-th configuration file and proceeding to the step (d); and

(h) setting the location Y to the root of the file system and searching for the X-th configuration file;

proceeding to the step (c) if the X-th configuration file is found;

proceeding to the step (f) if not found.

21. The electronic apparatus according to claim 20, wherein the memory device further stores a control module;

wherein if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), the control module moves the X-th configuration file according to the location of the filename corresponding to the X-th configuration file in the file order table, so that a location correlation between the X-th configuration file and the (X-1)th configuration file is formed.

22. The electronic apparatus according to claim 20, wherein in the step (g), the configuration file generation procedure, according to the location of the filename corresponding to the X-th configuration file in the file order table, generates the X-th configuration file at a location, so that a location correlation between the X-th configuration file and the (X-1)th configuration file is formed.

23. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the memory device further stores a reordering module and a control module;

the control module comprises a counter;

when the sanity check module fails to find the X-th configuration file in the step (b), incrementing a count value of the counter; and

when the count value exceeds a specific value, the control module enables the reordering module to perform a configuration file reordering procedure after the electronic apparatus boots up.

24. The electronic apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the configuration file reordering procedure comprises:

when the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), recording an actual location of the found X-th configuration file in a location recording table;

after the X-th configuration file is generated in the step (g), recording an actual location of the generated X-th configuration file in a location recording table; and

after the electronic apparatus boots up, searching for the configuration file according to the location recording table, and moving the configuration file from an actual location of the configuration file to a specific location, so that a location correlation between the configuration file and another configuration file adjacent to the configuration file is formed.

25. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18, wherein:

the memory device further stores a reordering module and a control module;

the control module comprises a first counter and a second counter;

the number of times the step (b) performed is stored in the first counter, and the number of times that the step (b) fails to find the X-th configuration file is stored in the second counter; and

when the ratio of the value of the second counter to the value of the first counter exceeds a specific value, the control module enables the reordering module to perform a configuration file reordering procedure after the electronic apparatus boots up.

26. The electronic apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the configuration file reordering procedure comprises:

when the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), recording an actual location of the found X-th configuration file in a location recording table;

after the X-th configuration file is generated in the step (g), recording an actual location of the generated X-th configuration file in a location recording table; and

after the electronic apparatus boots up, searching for the configuration file according to the location recording table, and moving the configuration file from an actual location of the configuration file to a specific location such that a location correlation between the configuration file and another configuration file adjacent to the configuration file is formed.

27. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18, wherein:

the memory device further stores a reordering module and a control module;

the control module comprises a first counter and a second counter;

if the number of times that the sanity check module successively fails to find the X-th configuration file in performing the step (b) reaches a specific value, the control module enables the reordering module to perform a configuration file reordering procedure after the electronic apparatus boots up.

28. The electronic apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the configuration file reordering procedure comprises:

when the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), recording an actual location of the found X-th configuration file in a location recording table;

after the X-th configuration file is generated in the step (g), recording an actual location of the generated X-th configuration file in a location recording table; and

after the electronic apparatus boots up, searching for the configuration file according to the location recording table, and moving the configuration file from an actual location of the configuration file to a specific location such that a location correlation between the configuration file and another configuration file adjacent to the configuration file is formed.

29. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17, wherein when the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), the sanity check module further performs the steps of:

(f) determining whether the location Y is at the root of the file system;

if so, proceeding to the step (g);

otherwise, proceeding to the step (h);

(g) performing a configuration file generation procedure to generate the X-th configuration file and proceeding to the step (d); and

(h) setting the location Y to the root of the file system and searching for the X-th configuration file;

proceeding to the step (c) if the X-th configuration file is found;

proceeding to the step (f) if not found.

30. The electronic apparatus according to claim 29, wherein the memory device further stores a control module;

wherein if the X-th configuration file is not found in the step (b), after the X-th configuration file is found in the step (h), the control module moves the X-th configuration file according to the location of the filename corresponding to the X-th configuration file in the file order table so that a location correlation between the X-th configuration file and the (X-1)th configuration file is formed.

31. The electronic apparatus according to claim 29, wherein in the step (g), the configuration file generation procedure, according to the location of the filename corresponding to the X-th configuration file in the file order table, generates the X-th configuration file at a location so that a location correlation between the X-th configuration file and the (X-1)th configuration file is formed.

32. The electronic apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the electronic apparatus is a mobile phone.

33. A file search method of an electronic apparatus, for searching for a plurality of configuration files stored in the electronic apparatus, the configuration files being in a file system of the electronic apparatus, the file search method comprising:

(a) searching for a first configuration file;

if the first configuration file is found, proceeding to step (b);

if not found, proceeding to step (c);

(b) searching for a second configuration file according to a location of the first configuration file in the electronic apparatus; and

(c) starting to searching for the first configuration file from the a specific location of the file system.

34. The file search file method according to claim 33, wherein in the step (b), the method searches for the second configuration file starting from the location of the first configuration file in the electronic apparatus.

35. The file search file method according to claim 33, wherein in the step (c), the specific location is at the root of the file system.

36. The file search file method according to claim 33, wherein in the step (c), if the first configuration file is found, the method proceeds to the step (b);

if not found, the method performs a configuration file generation procedure to generate the first configuration file.

37. The file search file method according to claim 33, wherein the electronic apparatus is a mobile phone.

38. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a memory device, storing a sanity check module and a plurality of configuration files, the configuration files being in a file system of the electronic apparatus; and

a processor, coupled to the memory device, for executing the sanity check module to perform a sanity check on the N configuration files, the sanity check module performs the steps of;

(a) searching for a first configuration file;

proceeding to step (b) if the first configuration file is found;

proceeding to step (c) if not found;

(b) searching for a second configuration file according to a location of the first configuration file in the electronic apparatus; and

(c) searching for the first configuration file from a specific location of the file system.

39. The electronic apparatus according to claim 38, wherein in the step (b), the sanity check module searches for the second configuration file starting from the location of the first configuration file in the electronic apparatus.

40. The electronic apparatus according to claim 38, wherein in the step (c), the specific location is the root of the file system.

41. The electronic apparatus according to claim 38, wherein in the step (c), if the first configuration file is found, the step (b) is performed;

if not found, a configuration file generation procedure is performed to generate the first configuration file.

42. The electronic apparatus according to claim 38, wherein the electronic apparatus is a mobile phone.