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PROVIDING VIRTUAL FILES TO STORE METADATA

  • US 20120296944A1
  • Filed: 05/18/2011
  • Published: 11/22/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a non-volatile storage to store a particular directory having files that contain data, wherein the non-volatile storage is to further store metadata associated with the files;

    at least one processor to form a shadow directory and virtual files that correspond to the files of the particular directory, wherein the virtual files contain a copy of the metadata; and

    a volatile memory to store the shadow directory and the virtual files.

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