×

DETECTING WHEN TO PREFETCH INODES AND THEN PREFETCHING INODES IN PARALLEL

  • US 20080126299A1
  • Filed: 01/14/2008
  • Published: 05/29/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method of managing the prefetching of data of files, said method comprising:

  • detecting a pattern of requests for data of multiple files, wherein the pattern is based on one or more user-defined attributes of the multiple files;

    automatically initiating prefetch of data of a plurality of files, in response to the detecting; and

    prefetching data of the plurality of files, wherein the detecting comprises automatically repeatedly determining whether the pattern of requests exists, and wherein the automatically initiating and the prefetching do not occur when it is determined that the pattern of requests does not exist, and wherein the automatically repeatedly determining occurs each time a directory having said multiple files and said plurality of files is accessed.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×