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ELASTIC CACHE OF REDUNDANT CACHE DATA

  • US 20130198448A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2012
  • Published: 08/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for elastic caching of redundant cache data, comprising:

  • a plurality of buffers; and

    a circuit configured to (i) receive a write request from a host to store write data in a storage volume, (ii) allocate a number of extents in said buffers based upon a redundant organization associated with said write request, and (iii) store said write data in said number of extents, wherein (a) each of said number of extents is located in a different one of said buffers and (b) said number of extents are dynamically linked together in response to said write request.

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