18991951. SIMPLE ELASTIC FILE-BASED MULTI-CLASS STORAGE LAYER (EFMS) (Kioxia Corporation)
SIMPLE ELASTIC FILE-BASED MULTI-CLASS STORAGE LAYER (EFMS)
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Ratnadeep Mukul Joshi of San Jose CA US
SIMPLE ELASTIC FILE-BASED MULTI-CLASS STORAGE LAYER (EFMS)
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18991951 titled 'SIMPLE ELASTIC FILE-BASED MULTI-CLASS STORAGE LAYER (EFMS)
Original Abstract Submitted
A method of storing data on a storage appliance with at least one non-volatile memory. The method comprising associating a first portion of a storage capacity of the at least one non-volatile memory to a first application of a plurality of applications, and associating a second portion of the storage capacity of the at least one non-volatile memory to a second application of the plurality of applications. The method also comprises receiving a request to write data associated with the first application to the at least one non-volatile memory and determining that the first portion does not have capacity to store the write data. Additionally, the method comprises requesting the second application to remove data stored in the second portion, reassociating a portion of the storage capacity of the second portion to the first portion, and storing the write data in the first portion.