Method, system, and data structures for using metadata in updating data in a storage device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6928521
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09630228

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Disclosed is a method, system, and data structures for updating data in a storage device. An update to one or more blocks of customer data at addresses in the storage device is received. For each block of data to update, metadata is generated indicating the address of the block in the storage device and an error checking code that is capable of being used to determine whether the customer data in the block has changed. For each block of data to update, the block of data to update and the metadata for the block are written to cache. Further, for each block of data to update, the block of data and the metadata are transferred for the block from the cache to the storage device. The metadata may be used during power loss and recovery.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burton, David Alan Vail, AZ 53 1843
Fujita, Norio Shiga-Ken, JP 23 468
Morton, Robert Louis Tucson, AZ 32 1485
Nakase, Koji Kanagawa, JP 15 283

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