Method and a computer program for inode allocation and De-Allocation
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1. A method of allocating inodes in a computing file system including a first inode table, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether all inodes in the first inode table have been initialized; and
responsive to determining that all inodes in the first inode table have been initialized, creating a further inode table allocating additional inodes.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method and computer program for allocating inodes in a computing file system. The method, in one embodiment, includes determining whether all inodes in a first inode table have been initialized. Responsive to determining that all inodes in the first inode table have been initialized, a further inode table is created allocating additional inodes.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of allocating inodes in a computing file system including a first inode table, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining whether all inodes in the first inode table have been initialized; and responsive to determining that all inodes in the first inode table have been initialized, creating a further inode table allocating additional inodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of de-allocating inodes in a computing file system including at least a first and further inode table, comprising the steps of:
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determining whether the further inode tables contains no initialized inodes; and responsive to determining that the further table contains no initialized inodes, deleting the further inode table. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A computer program for allocating inodes in a computer file system including a first inode table, the program comprising at least one instruction which, when implemented on a computer readable medium of a computing system, causes the computing system to implement the steps of:
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determining whether all inodes in the first inode table have been initialized; and responsive to determining that all inodes in the first inode table have been initialized, creating a further inode table providing additional inodes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 17)
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14. A computer program for de-allocating inodes in a computer file system including at least a first and further inode table, the program comprising at least one instruction which, when implemented on a computer readable medium of a computing system, causes the computing system to implement the steps of:
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determining whether the further inode table contains no initialized inodes; and responsive to determining that the further inode table contains no initialized inodes, deleting the further inode table. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 18)
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