17936957. IMAGE OPTIMIZATION FOR PIPELINE WORKLOADS simplified abstract (International Business Machines Corporation)
Contents
- 1 IMAGE OPTIMIZATION FOR PIPELINE WORKLOADS
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 IMAGE OPTIMIZATION FOR PIPELINE WORKLOADS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Original Abstract Submitted
IMAGE OPTIMIZATION FOR PIPELINE WORKLOADS
Organization Name
International Business Machines Corporation
Inventor(s)
Peng Hui Jiang of Beijing (CN)
IMAGE OPTIMIZATION FOR PIPELINE WORKLOADS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17936957 titled 'IMAGE OPTIMIZATION FOR PIPELINE WORKLOADS
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a computer implemented method for managing updates to images by determining shared layers between selected images, detecting changes in shared layers, and updating the shared layers in response to changes.
- The computer system manages updates to images by detecting changes in shared layers and updating them in a set of images.
- The images contain executable code that creates containers when run.
- The shared layers are common elements present in multiple images that are used for updating purposes.
Potential Applications
This technology could be applied in software development, cloud computing, and virtualization environments where managing updates to images is crucial for maintaining system integrity and security.
Problems Solved
This technology solves the problem of efficiently updating shared layers in multiple images, reducing the time and effort required to maintain consistency across different containers.
Benefits
The benefits of this technology include improved system reliability, faster deployment of updates, and enhanced security by ensuring that all images are up to date with the latest changes.
Potential Commercial Applications
A potential commercial application of this technology could be in the DevOps industry, where continuous integration and deployment processes rely on efficient management of container images and updates.
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art for this technology could be existing container management systems that handle updates to images but may not specifically focus on shared layers and their efficient management.
Unanswered Questions
The abstract does not mention how conflicts between updates to shared layers are resolved in the system.
The abstract does not provide information on how this technology affects the performance of the system during the update process.
Original Abstract Submitted
A computer implemented method, apparatus, system, and computer program product manages updates to images. A computer system determines shared layers present between the images selected for update management. The images comprise executable code that are run to create containers. The computer system detects a change in a shared layer in the shared layers for an image in the images. The computer system updates the shared layer in the shared layers in a set of the images having the shared layer in response to detecting the change to the shared layer for the image. According to other illustrative embodiments, a computer system and a computer program product for managing updates to images are provided.
