Common Block Storage Infrastructure
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable media storing instructions executable by a computing device to:
- receive a request from an application to allocate reserved extents on a volume owned by a file system for one of a plurality of volume storage drivers;
interact with the file system to cause allocation of the reserved extents in accordance with a common block storage infrastructure; and
communicate the allocation of the reserved extents to the plurality of volume storage drivers.
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Abstract
Common block storage infrastructure techniques are described in which files are created through interaction with a file system to reserve extents in a volume on behalf of volume storage drivers, which may form a driver stack that resides logically on top of the volume. The files protect the reserved extents within the volume for use by the volume storage drivers, such as to store metadata related to operations performed by the drivers. When reserved extents are created, a location of the reserved extents is communicated through the driver stack to a corresponding volume storage driver. Volume storage drivers may also be configured to discover their corresponding reserved extents and communicate these to upper-level drivers and components. Accordingly, when a volume storage driver manipulates data in the volume, it may do so with awareness of the reserved extents of the other volume storage drivers.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable media storing instructions executable by a computing device to:
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receive a request from an application to allocate reserved extents on a volume owned by a file system for one of a plurality of volume storage drivers; interact with the file system to cause allocation of the reserved extents in accordance with a common block storage infrastructure; and communicate the allocation of the reserved extents to the plurality of volume storage drivers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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instantiating a volume storage driver to transform data on a volume that is owned by a file system; reserving extents on the volume according to common block storage infrastructure (CBSI) rules to coordinate with the file system; and coordinating the reserved extents with one or more other volume storage drivers according to the CBSI rules. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device comprising:
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a processor; memory; a volume defined in the memory; an operating system to implement a file system for the volume; and a plurality of drivers configured to; form a driver stack between the volume and the file system; store metadata to enable operations on the volume in reserved extents each corresponding to one of the plurality of drivers; discover the reserved extents on the volume to retrieve the metadata; and communicate one to another to coordinate the reserved extents between the plurality of drivers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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