Patents by Inventor Gitit Bar-El

Gitit Bar-El 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).

  • Improving performance in a cache mechanism by way of destaging data in partial strides
    Patent number: 8533397
    Abstract: A method for improving performance in a storage system is provided. The method comprises receiving a request to destage a partial stride of data from a storage cache; reserving space for a full stride of data on one or more storage devices; allocating the partial stride of data to the reserved space; adding padding for unallocated blocks, wherein the unallocated blocks are reserved for future updates; and destaging the full stride of data to the storage devices, wherein the full stride of data comprises the allocated partial stride of data and the padded unallocated blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gitit Bar-El, Shachar Fienblit, Aviad Zlotnick
  • PERFORMANCE IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100174864
    Abstract: A method for improving performance in a storage system is provided. The method comprises receiving a request to destage a partial stride of data from a storage cache; reserving space for a full stride of data on one or more storage devices; allocating the partial stride of data to the reserved space; adding padding for unallocated blocks, wherein the unallocated blocks are reserved for future updates; and destaging the full stride of data to the storage devices, wherein the full stride of data comprises the allocated partial stride of data and the padded unallocated blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Gitit Bar-El, Shachar Fienblit, Aviad Zlotnick