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Efficient storage of objects in a file system

  • US 5,613,105 A
  • Filed: 06/30/1993
  • Issued: 03/18/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a file system in a data processing system having secondary storage divided into sectors, a method of storing contents of files in the secondary storage, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a sequence of fixed-sized file system data structures of a data type that is specifically designed for storing contents of the files on the secondary storage wherein said fixed-sized file system data structures are distinct from the sectors of the secondary storage;

    storing a first set of contents of files that are logically related of a first size in a first variable-sized file system data structure of a given structure type on the secondary storage; and

    storing the first variable-sized file system data structure of the given structure type in which the first set of contents of files that are logically related are stored in at least one of the fixed-sized file system data structures on the secondary storage.

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