Managing filesystem inodes
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Jan 16, 2018
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Apr 15, 2016
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Abstract
A mechanism is provided in a data processing system for managing filesystem inodes. The mechanism monitors inode consumption in a filesystem. The mechanism periodically determines a number of inodes to add to the filesystem based on the inode consumption and adds the number of inodes to the filesystem.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | NEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504 |
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- 2016 Application Filing Year
- G06F Class
- 60255 Applications Filed
- 46180 Patents Issued To-Date
- 76.65 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Khandelwal, Nikhil | Tucson, US | 44 | 500 |
# of filed Patents : 44 Total Citations : 500 | |||
McBride, Gregory E | Vail, US | 148 | 1199 |
# of filed Patents : 148 Total Citations : 1199 | |||
Welp, Richard A | Tucson, US | 57 | 391 |
# of filed Patents : 57 Total Citations : 391 |
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