Patents by Inventor Ao Wan

Ao Wan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11150847
    Abstract: A request for changing data of a file system data structure stored on a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) drive is received. The data change is logged in a log entry of a log structure stored in a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). The log entry is added as a new entry at an end of the log structure. The log entry is marked within the NVRAM as modified and a predetermined criterion is determined to be satisfied. Responsive to determining that the predetermined criterion is satisfied, the NVRAM is searched for log entries marked as modified. The modified log entries are stored to the SMR drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carlos D. Cavanna, Ann Corrao, Robert Francis, Ronen Grosman, Hamdi Roumani, Ao Wan
  • Publication number: 20190339913
    Abstract: A request for changing data of a file system data structure stored on a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) drive is received. The data change is logged in a log entry of a log structure stored in a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). The log entry is added as a new entry at an end of the log structure. The log entry is marked within the NVRAM as modified and a predetermined criterion is determined to be satisfied. Responsive to determining that the predetermined criterion is satisfied, the NVRAM is searched for log entries marked as modified. The modified log entries are stored to the SMR drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos D. Cavanna, Ann Corrao, Robert Francis, Ronen Grosman, Hamdi Roumani, Ao Wan
  • Patent number: 10423364
    Abstract: A request for changing data of a file system data structure stored on a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) drive is received. The data change is logged in a log entry of a log structure stored in a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). The log entry is added as a new entry at an end of the log structure. The log entry is marked within the NVRAM as modified and a predetermined criterion is determined to be satisfied. Responsive to determining that the predetermined criterion is satisfied, the NVRAM is searched for log entries marked as modified. The modified log entries are stored to the SMR drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carlos D. Cavanna, Ann Corrao, Robert Francis, Ronen Grosman, Hamdi Roumani, Ao Wan
  • Patent number: 10423365
    Abstract: A request for changing data of a file system data structure stored on a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) drive is received. The data change is logged in a log entry of a log structure stored in a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). The log entry is added as a new entry at an end of the log structure. The log entry is marked within the NVRAM as modified and a predetermined criterion is determined to be satisfied. Responsive to determining that the predetermined criterion is satisfied, the NVRAM is searched for log entries marked as modified. The modified log entries are stored to the SMR drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Carlos D. Cavanna, Ann Corrao, Robert Francis, Ronen Grosman, Hamdi Roumani, Ao Wan
  • Publication number: 20190138248
    Abstract: A request for changing data of a file system data structure stored on a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) drive is received. The data change is logged in a log entry of a log structure stored in a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). The log entry is added as a new entry at an end of the log structure. The log entry is marked within the NVRAM as modified and a predetermined criterion is determined to be satisfied. Responsive to determining that the predetermined criterion is satisfied, the NVRAM is searched for log entries marked as modified. The modified log entries are stored to the SMR drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos D. Cavanna, Ann Corrao, Robert Francis, Ronen Grosman, Hamdi Roumani, Ao Wan
  • Publication number: 20190138249
    Abstract: A request for changing data of a file system data structure stored on a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) drive is received. The data change is logged in a log entry of a log structure stored in a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM). The log entry is added as a new entry at an end of the log structure. The log entry is marked within the NVRAM as modified and a predetermined criterion is determined to be satisfied. Responsive to determining that the predetermined criterion is satisfied, the NVRAM is searched for log entries marked as modified. The modified log entries are stored to the SMR drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Carlos D. Cavanna, Ann Corrao, Robert Francis, Ronen Grosman, Hamdi Roumani, Ao Wan
  • Patent number: 10225344
    Abstract: An infrastructure for servicing remote direct memory access (RDMA) requests without the need to pin memory and/or register memory for access by only a single RDMA adapter. Rather, RDMA requests can be coherently serviced from memory accessible to multiple adapters, and that memory can be flexibly managed (such as by swapping it out of main memory or moving it around within main memory). This coherent servicing of RDMA requests is achieved through the use of a coherent attached bus connecting the RDMA adapters to main memory that owns the address space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Muhammad Sohaib Aslam, Tiia J. Salo, Ao Wan
  • Publication number: 20180048711
    Abstract: An infrastructure for servicing remote direct memory access (RDMA) requests without the need to pin memory and/or register memory for access by only a single RDMA adapter. Rather, RDMA requests can be coherently serviced from memory accessible to multiple adapters, and that memory can be flexibly managed (such as by swapping it out of main memory or moving it around within main memory). This coherent servicing of RDMA requests is achieved through the use of a coherent attached bus connecting the RDMA adapters to main memory that owns the address space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Muhammad Sohaib Aslam, Tiia J. Salo, Ao Wan
  • Patent number: 9448901
    Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment, a method for remote direct memory access failover is provided. The method may include determining an RDMA operation will be performed. The method may include determining an available node. The method may include sending a data element to the available node based on the RDMA operation being an insert. The method may include receiving a pointer in response to sending the insert, whereby the pointer corresponds to a memory range. The method may include storing the pointer. The method may include retrieving the pointer based on the RDMA operation being an update, a read, or a delete. The method may include sending the pointer, the data element to the available node based on the RDMA operation being an update. The method may include sending the pointer and the RDMA operation to the available node based on the RDMA operation being a read or a delete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Muhammad Sohaib Aslam, Tiia J. Salo, Ao Wan