IP Library Granted Patent US 11,294,880
Granted Patent B2
US 11,294,880 · App. 16/442,374 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Method, device and computer program product for data processing

Inventors: Ao Sun (Shanghai, CN); Lu Lei (Shanghai, CN); Wesley Wei Sun (Shanghai, CN); Gary Jialei Wu (Shanghai, CN); Yu Teng (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
G06F16/23G06F3/067G06F3/0608G06F3/0652G06F16/24573
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Patent No.
US 11,294,880
App. No.
16/442,374
Granted
Apr 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a device and a computer program product for data processing. The method comprises in response to data associated with an object being stored in the storage location, generating an entry indicating a first association relationship between the data and a storage location. The method further comprises generating metadata of the object, the metadata indicating a second association relationship between the object and the entry. Further, the method comprises in response to the first association relationship between the data and the storage location being changed, updating the entry independent of the metadata. Embodiments of the present disclosure may avoid the huge cost caused by changing metadata multiple times and reduce the system load and the impacts to the front end load.

Claims (48)

1. A method for data processing, comprising:

in response to data associated with an object being stored in a storage location, generating, by a system comprising a processor, an entry indicating a first association relationship between the data and the storage location, the first association relationship defining the data and the storage location of the data;

generating metadata of the object, the metadata indicating a second association relationship between the object and the entry, the second association relationship defining a location of the entry in relation to the object; and

in response to the first association relationship between the data and the storage location being changed, updating the entry and maintaining the second association relationship of the metadata.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the entry comprises:

determining an identifier of the storage location where the data is stored; and

generating the first association relationship in the entry by associating the identifier with a range of storage space for the data at the storage location.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the generating the entry further comprises:

determining the range of storage space for the data at the storage location.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the metadata comprises:

generating an index of the entry associated with the object.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the generating the metadata further comprises:

generating the metadata by storing the index in association with the object.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the updating the entry comprises:

in response to the storage location of the data being changed, performing the updating the entry.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: in response to the data being invalid, removing the entry associated with the data, comprising removing the first association relationship.

8. A device for data processing, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor and comprising instructions stored therein, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the device to perform acts comprising:

in response to data associated with an object being stored in a storage location, generating an entry indicating a first association relationship between the data and the storage location, the first association relationship defining the data and the storage location of the data;

generating metadata of the object, the metadata indicating a second association relationship between the object and the entry, the second association relationship defining a location of the entry in relation to the object; and

in response to the first association relationship between the data and the storage location being changed, updating the entry and maintaining the second association relationship of the metadata.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the generating the entry comprises:

determining an identifier of the storage location where the data is stored;

determining a range of storage space for the data at the storage location; and

generating the first association relationship in the entry by associating the identifier with the range.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the generating the metadata comprises:

generating an index of the entry associated with the object; and

generating the metadata by storing the index in association with the object.

11. The device of claim 8 , wherein the updating the entry comprises:

in response to the storage location of the data being changed, performing the updating the entry.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the acts further comprise: in response to the data being invalid, removing the entry of the object, comprising removing the first association relationship.

13. A computer program product being tangibly stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium and comprising machine-executable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to perform operations, comprising:

in response to data associated with an object being stored in a storage location, generating an entry indicating a first association relationship between the data and the storage location, the first association relationship defining the data and the storage location of the data;

generating metadata of the object, the metadata indicating a second association relationship between the object and the entry, the second association relationship defining a location of the entry in relation to the object; and

in response to the first association relationship between the data and the storage location being changed, updating the entry and maintaining the second association relationship of the metadata.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the generating the entry comprises:

determining an identifier of the storage location where the data is stored; and

generating the first association relationship in the entry by associating the identifier with a range of storage space for the data at the storage location.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 , wherein the generating the entry further comprises:

determining the range of storage space for the data at the storage location.

16. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the generating the metadata comprises:

generating an index of the entry associated with the object.

17. The computer program product of claim 16 , wherein the generating the metadata further comprises:

generating the metadata by storing the index in association with the object.

18. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the updating the entry comprises:

in response to the storage location of the data being changed, initiating the updating the entry.

19. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise: in response to the data being invalid, removing the entry of the object, comprising removing the first association relationship.

Assignments (9)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 050406 FRAME 421 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 17, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2019
From: SUN, AO; LEI, LU; SUN, WESLEY WEI; WU, GARY JIALEI; TENG, YU
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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