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Partition file system for virtual machine memory management

US9201875B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9201875-B2
Application numberUS-201213452867-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 21, 2012
Priority dateDec 20, 2010
Publication dateDec 1, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2015

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A virtual machine of an information handling system (IHS) initializes an operating system to provide partition file system memory management during application execution. The operating system employs multiple partitions that include one or more applications for execution within the virtual machine. A file system tool identifies write operations to a global file system and generates local and common file system information. The file system tool populates the local file systems that include delta local file systems and differential file systems with write operation data. The file system tool may generate stackable common delta file system information to store write operation data common to two or more partitions that employ executing applications. The file system tool may combine or separate stackable common delta file system information to provide improvements in virtual machine memory utilization.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of operating a file system, comprising: loading an operating system into a system memory, the operating system including a plurality of partitions including first and second partitions, the first and second partitions including first and second applications, respectively, the operating system including a global file system (GFS)), and the GFS is populated with information common to all partitions of the plurality of partitions; initiating, by the…

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What does patent US9201875B2 cover?
A virtual machine of an information handling system (IHS) initializes an operating system to provide partition file system memory management during application execution. The operating system employs multiple partitions that include one or more applications for execution within the virtual machine. A file system tool identifies write operations to a global file system and generates local and co…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kandasamy Madhusudanan, Varma Ramblias, Viswanathan Balaji, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F16/00. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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