SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATED CREATION OF FILES IN A FILESYSTEM
An electronic file storage system has a processor. A memory is coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: implement a special control request that creates a file and updates attributes of the file.
1 . An electronic file storage system comprising:
a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
implement a special control request that creates a file and also update attributes of the file.
2 . The electronic file storage system of claim 1 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to update all attributes of the file in a single call.
3 . The electronic file storage system of claim 1 , wherein the special control request is one of: a standard input/output control to a filesystem, an IOCtl call to the filesystem or through a socket channel established between an application and a filesystem.
4 . The electronic file storage system of claim 1 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
convey in the special control request a source of file attributes the special control request should apply onto the file.
5 . The electronic file storage system of claim 4 , wherein the source of file attributes is one of a source file, a special file, or similar files.
6 . The electronic file storage system of claim 1 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
create multiple files, wherein the single special control request comprises a predefined number of files that can be created from the single special control request.
7 . The electronic file storage system of claim 6 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
update each directory manifest for each of the multiple files created.
8 . The electronic file storage system of claim 6 , comprising an electronic file storage system client, wherein the client comprises:
a client processor;
a client memory coupled to the client processor, the client memory storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions when executed by the client processor, causes the client processor to:
terminate the creation of the multiple files at an end of a directory in which the multiple files are being created.
9 . The electronic file storage system of claim 6 , comprising an electronic file storage system client, wherein the client comprises:
a client processor;
a client memory coupled to the client processor, the client memory storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions when executed by the client processor, causes the client processor to:
terminate the creation of the multiple files by predefined maximum file number.
10 . The electronic file storage system of claim 6 , comprising an electronic file storage system client, wherein the client comprises:
a client processor;
a client memory coupled to the client processor, the client memory storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions when executed by the client processor, causes the client processor to:
terminate the creation of the multiple files by a total size of files to be created.
11 . The electronic file storage system of claim 6 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
generate a return of success for each of the multiple files.
12 . The electronic file storage system of claim 11 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
generate a return of success for each of the multiple files by one of: a return value, a bitmap, a special output file, or like files.
13 . An electronic file storage system comprising:
a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
implement a special control request that creates at least one file and update attributes of the at least one file in a single call, wherein the special control request is one of: a standard input/output control to a filesystem, an IOCtl call to the filesystem or through a socket channel established between an application and a filesystem.
14 . The electronic file storage system of claim 13 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
convey in the special control request a source of file attributes the special control request should apply onto the file.
15 . The electronic file storage system of claim 14 , wherein the source of file attributes is one of a source file, a special file, or similar files.
16 . The electronic file storage system of claim 1 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
create multiple files, wherein the single special control request comprises a predefined number of files that can be created from the single special control request.
17 . The electronic file storage system of claim 16 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
update each directory manifest for each of the multiple files created.
18 . The electronic file storage system of claim 16 , comprising an electronic file storage system client, wherein the client comprises:
a client processor;
a client memory coupled to the client processor, the client memory storing program instructions, wherein the program instructions when executed by the client processor, causes the client processor to:
terminate the creation of the multiple files at one of: an end of a directory in which the multiple files are being created, by a predefined maximum file number, or by a total size of files to be created.
19 . The electronic file storage system of claim 16 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
generate a return of success for each of the multiple files.
20 . The electronic file storage system of claim 19 , wherein the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
generate a return of success for each of the multiple files by one of: a return value, a bitmap, a special output file, or like files.