Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Writing of data of a first block size in a raid array that stores and mirrors data in a second block size
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Application No.: US13463122Application Date: 2012-05-03
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Publication No.: US08949528B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Michael T. Benhase , Akihiro Nose , Masaru Sugiura
- Applicant: Michael T. Benhase , Akihiro Nose , Masaru Sugiura
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Konrad Raynes Davda & Victor LLP
- Agent Rabindranath Dutta
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00 ; G06F11/10

Abstract:
Data that is to be written is received, wherein the data is indicated in one or more blocks of a first block size. Each of the one or more blocks of the first block size is written in consecutive blocks of a second block size that is larger in size than the first block size, wherein each of the consecutive blocks of the second block size stores only one block of the first block size, and wherein each of the consecutive blocks of the second block size has empty space remaining, subsequent to the writing of each of the one or more blocks of the first block size. Filler data is written in the empty space remaining in each of the consecutive blocks of the second block size.
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