Patents by Inventor Rufeng Li

Rufeng Li 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).

  • Balancing most frequently used file system clusters across a plurality of disks
    Patent number: 7185163
    Abstract: A system and method for balancing input/output load for a plurality of storage devices, such as a plurality of disks. According to one embodiment of the method, accesses (e.g., read and/or write accesses) to chunks located on the storage devices may be monitored, where each chunk comprises one or more file system clusters. Data indicating a number of accesses to each chunk may be stored, and a list of most frequently used chunks may be determined based on the data. The most frequently used chunks may then be balanced across the plurality of storage devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Veritas Operating Corporation
    Inventors: Margaret E. Knight, Rufeng Li