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Partition manipulation architecture supporting multiple file systems

  • US 5,930,831 A
  • Filed: 04/11/1997
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer system implementing a partition manipulation architecture capable of supporting multiple file systems on a computer, the computer having a processor for executing instructions, a memory for storing instructions, and a partitionable storage medium for holding data in sectors according to a partition table, the memory and the partitionable storage medium being accessible by execution of processor instructions, the computer system comprising:

  • a data replicator for replicating data from a source sector in a selected partition to a destination sector in a modified partition in the partitionable storage medium, the data replicator having an initialization interface for interfacing to any of a plurality of initialization modules according to a format which is substantially independent of each file system of the computer system, the initialization interface including a source sector identification identifying the source sector, the initialization interface further including a result generated in response to events which include success, memory allocation errors, and disk access errors;

    an initialization module which is capable of generating the sector identifications and otherwise interfacing with the data replicator through the initialization interface; and

    a partition table utilizer for accessing the partition table and maintaining the integrity and self-consistency of the partition table in connection with data replication.

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