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Nested transactions in a file system

  • US 7,185,005 B1
  • Filed: 05/11/2001
  • Issued: 02/27/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for performing operations in an electronic file system, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving a command to perform one or more file system operations, wherein said command expressly identifies said one or more file system operations;

    in response to said command, translating a plurality of operations including said one or more file system operations into database commands; and

    a database server executing said database commands, wherein the step of executing includes;

    performing a first subset of said database commands that corresponds to a first subset of said plurality of operations as part of a first transaction; and

    performing a second subset of said database commands that corresponds to a second subset of said plurality of operations as part of a second transaction that is nested in said first transaction,wherein each of said one or more file system operations is included in one of the first subset of said plurality of operations and the second subset of said plurality of operations.

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