Compression on thin provisioned volumes using extent based mapping

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8819291
APP PUB NO 20120203983A1
SERIAL NO

13450964

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A set of logical extents, each having compressed logical tracks of data, is mapped to a head physical extent and, if the head physical extent is determined to have been filled, to at least one overflow extent having spatial proximity to the head physical extent. Pursuant to at least one subsequent write operation and destage operation, the at least one subsequent write operation and destage operation determined to be associated with the head physical extent, the write operation is mapped to one of the head physical extent, the at least one overflow extent, and an additional extent having spatial proximity to the at least one overflow extent.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Benhase, Michael T Tucson, US 240 2851
Gill, Binny S Auburn, US 43 785
Gupta, Lokesh M Tucson, US 542 3380
Kalos, Matthew J Tucson, US 266 3420
Spear, Gail A Tucson, US 58 905

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