Virtual storage device that uses volatile memory
First Claim
1. A method of accessing stored data, comprising:
- providing a virtual storage area having a table of pointers that point to one of;
a disk storage area and a volatile memory area, wherein the virtual storage area contains no sections of data;
causing all of the pointers of the table to initially point to sections of the disk storage area when the virtual storage area is initially associated with the disk storage area;
in response to a request for accessing data of the virtual storage area, determining whether a corresponding one of the pointers points to the disk storage area or points to the volatile storage area;
accessing the data from the disk storage area or from the volatile storage area;
associating a first one of the other storage areas with the virtual storage area, wherein the virtual storage area represents a copy of data of the disk storage area; and
in response to a write to a first section on the disk storage area, copying data of the first section to a second section that is part of the volatile storage area and causing a corresponding one of the pointers of the table to point to the second section.
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Abstract
Accessing stored data includes providing a virtual storage area having a table of pointers that point to one of: a disk storage area and a volatile memory area, wherein the virtual storage area contains no sections of data, in response to a request for accessing data of the virtual storage area, determining whether a corresponding one of the pointers points to the disk storage area or points to the volatile storage area and accessing the data from the disk storage area or from the volatile storage area. Accessing stored data may also include associating a first one of the other storage areas with the virtual storage area, wherein the virtual storage area represents a copy of data of the disk storage area. Accessing stored data may also include causing all of the pointers of the table to initially point to sections of the disk storage area when the virtual storage area is initially associated with the disk storage area. Accessing stored data may also include, in response to a write to a first section on the disk storage area, copying data of the first section to a second section that is part of the volatile storage area and causing a corresponding one of the pointers of the table to point to the second section.
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1. A method of accessing stored data, comprising:
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providing a virtual storage area having a table of pointers that point to one of;
a disk storage area and a volatile memory area, wherein the virtual storage area contains no sections of data;causing all of the pointers of the table to initially point to sections of the disk storage area when the virtual storage area is initially associated with the disk storage area; in response to a request for accessing data of the virtual storage area, determining whether a corresponding one of the pointers points to the disk storage area or points to the volatile storage area; accessing the data from the disk storage area or from the volatile storage area; associating a first one of the other storage areas with the virtual storage area, wherein the virtual storage area represents a copy of data of the disk storage area; and in response to a write to a first section on the disk storage area, copying data of the first section to a second section that is part of the volatile storage area and causing a corresponding one of the pointers of the table to point to the second section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product implemented in a computer storage device in which program instructions are stored, wherein the instructions causes computer implemented operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
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executable code that provides a virtual storage area having a table of pointers that point to one of;
a disk storage area and a volatile memory area, wherein the virtual storage area contains no sections of data;executable code that determines which particular one of the areas contain the data in response to a request for accessing data of the virtual storage area; executable code that accesses the data on the particular one of the areas using the table of pointers; executable code that associates the disk storage area with the virtual storage area, wherein the virtual storage area represents a copy of data of the disk storage area; executable code that causes all of the pointers of the table to initially point to sections of the disk storage area when the virtual storage area is initially associated with the disk storage area; and executable code that copies data of the first section to a second section of the volatile memory area and causes a corresponding one of the pointers of the table to point to the second section in response to a write to the first section. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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