公开(公告)号：US20170235504A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-17

申请号：US15042945

申请日：2016-02-12

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Sai Susarla ,  Sandeep Ummadi

IPC: G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685

Abstract: A method, a computing device, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium for identifying a set of transactions directed to a contiguous chunk of data, even if received out of order, determining the data chunk size from the set of transactions, and for sequentially retrieving data chunks using the data chunk size is provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a storage system, a set of data transactions from an initiator. The storage system identifies a subset of the set of data transactions that is directed to accessing a first chunk of data and determines, from the subset of transactions, a chunk size of the first chunk of data. The storage system sequentially retrieves a second chunk of data based on the determined chunk size.

公开(公告)号：US20140189434A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-03

申请号：US14196136

申请日：2014-03-04

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Randy Thelen ,  Garth Goodson ,  Kiran Srinivasan ,  Sai Susarla

IPC: G06F11/07

CPC classification number: G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/545 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F12/023 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F2212/206 ,  G06F2212/262 ,  G06F2212/657

Abstract: Fault isolation capabilities made available by user space can be provided for a embedded network storage system without sacrificing efficiency. By giving user space processes direct access to specific devices (e.g., network interface cards and storage adapters), processes in a user space can initiate Input/Output requests without issuing system calls (and entering kernel mode). The multiple user spaces processes can initiate requests serviced by a user space device driver by sharing a read-only address space that maps the entire physical memory one-to-one. In addition, a user space process can initiate communication with another user space process by use of transmit and receive queues similar to transmit and receiver queues used by hardware devices. And, a mechanism of ensuring that virtual addresses that work in one address space reference the same physical page in another address space is used.

Abstract translation: 可以为嵌入式网络存储系统提供用户空间提供的故障隔离功能，而不会牺牲效率。 通过给用户空间处理直接访问特定设备（例如，网络接口卡和存储适配器），用户空间中的进程可以发起输入/输出请求，而不发出系统调用（并进入内核模式）。 多个用户空间进程可以通过共享一个将整个物理存储器映射到一个的只读地址空间来发起由用户空间设备驱动程序服务的请求。 此外，用户空间进程可以通过使用类似于由硬件设备使用的发送和接收队列的发送和接收队列来发起与另一个用户空间进程的通信。 并且，使用一种确保在一个地址空间中工作的虚拟地址引用另一个地址空间中的同一物理页面的机制。

公开(公告)号：US11003583B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-11

申请号：US15496857

申请日：2017-04-25

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Brian McKean ,  Sai Susarla ,  Ariel Hoffman

IPC: G06F12/0893 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F30/33

Abstract: A method, a computing device, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium for modifying cache settings in the array cache are provided. Cache settings are set in an array cache, such that the array cache caches data in an input/output (I/O) stream based on the cache settings. Multiple cache simulators simulate the caching the data from the I/O stream in the array cache using different cache settings in parallel with the array cache. The cache settings in the array cache are replaced with the cache settings from one of the cache simulators based on the determination that the cache simulators increase effectiveness of caching data in the array cache.

公开(公告)号：US09891839B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US15017288

申请日：2016-02-05

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Randy Thelen ,  Garth Goodson ,  Kiran Srinivasan ,  Sai Susarla

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/07 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/1009

CPC classification number: G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/545 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F12/023 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F2212/206 ,  G06F2212/262 ,  G06F2212/657

Abstract: Fault isolation capabilities made available by user space can be provided for a embedded network storage system without sacrificing efficiency. By giving user space processes direct access to specific devices (e.g., network interface cards and storage adapters), processes in a user space can initiate Input/Output requests without issuing system calls (and entering kernel mode). The multiple user spaces processes can initiate requests serviced by a user space device driver by sharing a read-only address space that maps the entire physical memory one-to-one. In addition, a user space process can initiate communication with another user space process by use of transmit and receive queues similar to transmit and receiver queues used by hardware devices. And, a mechanism of ensuring that virtual addresses that work in one address space reference the same physical page in another address space is used.

公开(公告)号：US20180024936A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-25

申请号：US15496857

申请日：2017-04-25

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Brian McKean ,  Sai Susarla ,  Ariel Hoffman

IPC: G06F12/0893 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F17/50 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/0846 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F3/06

Abstract: A method, a computing device, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium for modifying cache settings in the array cache are provided. Cache settings are set in an array cache, such that the array cache caches data in an input/output (I/O) stream based on the cache settings. Multiple cache simulators simulate the caching the data from the I/O stream in the array cache using different cache settings in parallel with the array cache. The cache settings in the array cache are replaced with the cache settings from one of the cache simulators based on the determination that the cache simulators increase effectiveness of caching data in the array cache.

公开(公告)号：US11593271B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US17234031

申请日：2021-04-19

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Brian McKean ,  Sai Susarla ,  Ariel Hoffman

IPC: G06F12/0893 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F30/33

Abstract: A method, a computing device, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium for modifying cache settings in the array cache are provided. Cache settings are set in an array cache, such that the array cache caches data in an input/output (I/O) stream based on the cache settings. Multiple cache simulators simulate the caching the data from the I/O stream in the array cache using different cache settings in parallel with the array cache. The cache settings in the array cache are replaced with the cache settings from one of the cache simulators based on the determination that the cache simulators increase effectiveness of caching data in the array cache.

公开(公告)号：US09830097B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-28

申请号：US15042945

申请日：2016-02-12

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Sai Susarla ,  Sandeep Ummadi

IPC: G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06

CPC classification number: G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0611 ,  G06F3/0653 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685

Abstract: A method, a computing device, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium for identifying a set of transactions directed to a contiguous chunk of data, even if received out of order, determining the data chunk size from the set of transactions, and for sequentially retrieving data chunks using the data chunk size is provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving, by a storage system, a set of data transactions from an initiator. The storage system identifies a subset of the set of data transactions that is directed to accessing a first chunk of data and determines, from the subset of transactions, a chunk size of the first chunk of data. The storage system sequentially retrieves a second chunk of data based on the determined chunk size.

公开(公告)号：US20160154584A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-02

申请号：US15017288

申请日：2016-02-05

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Randy Thelen ,  Garth Goodson ,  Kiran Srinivasan ,  Sai Susarla

IPC: G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/10 ,  G06F12/02

CPC classification number: G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/545 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F12/023 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F2212/206 ,  G06F2212/262 ,  G06F2212/657

Abstract: Fault isolation capabilities made available by user space can be provided for a embedded network storage system without sacrificing efficiency. By giving user space processes direct access to specific devices (e.g., network interface cards and storage adapters), processes in a user space can initiate Input/Output requests without issuing system calls (and entering kernel mode). The multiple user spaces processes can initiate requests serviced by a user space device driver by sharing a read-only address space that maps the entire physical memory one-to-one. In addition, a user space process can initiate communication with another user space process by use of transmit and receive queues similar to transmit and receiver queues used by hardware devices. And, a mechanism of ensuring that virtual addresses that work in one address space reference the same physical page in another address space is used.

Abstract translation: 可以为嵌入式网络存储系统提供用户空间提供的故障隔离功能，而不会牺牲效率。 通过给用户空间处理直接访问特定设备（例如，网络接口卡和存储适配器），用户空间中的进程可以发起输入/输出请求，而不发出系统调用（并进入内核模式）。 多个用户空间进程可以通过共享一个将整个物理存储器映射到一个的只读地址空间来发起由用户空间设备驱动程序服务的请求。 此外，用户空间进程可以通过使用类似于由硬件设备使用的发送和接收器队列的发送和接收队列来发起与另一个用户空间进程的通信。 并且，使用一种确保在一个地址空间中工作的虚拟地址引用另一个地址空间中的同一物理页面的机制。

公开(公告)号：US09354954B2

公开(公告)日：2016-05-31

申请号：US14196136

申请日：2014-03-04

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Randy Thelen ,  Garth Goodson ,  Kiran Srinivasan ,  Sai Susarla

IPC: G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/07

CPC classification number: G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F9/545 ,  G06F11/0727 ,  G06F12/023 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F2212/206 ,  G06F2212/262 ,  G06F2212/657

Abstract: Fault isolation capabilities made available by user space can be provided for a embedded network storage system without sacrificing efficiency. By giving user space processes direct access to specific devices (e.g., network interface cards and storage adapters), processes in a user space can initiate Input/Output requests without issuing system calls (and entering kernel mode). The multiple user spaces processes can initiate requests serviced by a user space device driver by sharing a read-only address space that maps the entire physical memory one-to-one. In addition, a user space process can initiate communication with another user space process by use of transmit and receive queues similar to transmit and receiver queues used by hardware devices. And, a mechanism of ensuring that virtual addresses that work in one address space reference the same physical page in another address space is used.

Abstract translation: 可以为嵌入式网络存储系统提供用户空间提供的故障隔离功能，而不会牺牲效率。 通过给用户空间处理直接访问特定设备（例如，网络接口卡和存储适配器），用户空间中的进程可以发起输入/输出请求，而不发出系统调用（并进入内核模式）。 多个用户空间进程可以通过共享一个将整个物理存储器映射到一个的只读地址空间来发起由用户空间设备驱动程序服务的请求。 此外，用户空间进程可以通过使用类似于由硬件设备使用的发送和接收器队列的发送和接收队列来发起与另一个用户空间进程的通信。 并且，使用一种确保在一个地址空间中工作的虚拟地址引用另一个地址空间中的同一物理页面的机制。

公开(公告)号：US20210240630A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US17234031

申请日：2021-04-19

Applicant: NetApp, Inc.

Inventor： Brian McKean ,  Sai Susarla ,  Ariel Hoffman

IPC: G06F12/0893 ,  G06F11/34 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F30/33

Abstract: A method, a computing device, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium for modifying cache settings in the array cache are provided. Cache settings are set in an array cache, such that the array cache caches data in an input/output (I/O) stream based on the cache settings, Multiple cache simulators simulate the caching the data from the I/O stream in the array cache using different cache settings in parallel with the array cache. The cache settings in the array cache are replaced with the cache settings from one of the cache simulators based on the determination that the cache simulators increase effectiveness of caching data in the array cache.