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Block Compression in File System

  • US 20120158647A1
  • Filed: 12/20/2010
  • Published: 06/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of storing compressed data within a file system, comprising:

  • identifying a first block of data within the file system that should be compressed;

    compressing the first block of data according to a first compression type;

    allocating a first sub-block within the file system for storing the compressed first block of data; and

    storing the compressed first block of data within the first sub-block,wherein the first block of data is associated with a file, and a reference to the first block of data is stored within a file descriptor of the file and a size of the first sub-block is smaller than a size of the first block.

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