US 12,223,196 B1
Processing metadata changes using multiple aggregation policies
Jenny Derzhavetz, Raanana (IL); Vladimir Shveidel, Pardes-Hana (IL); and Nimrod Shani, Raanana (IL)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/494,196.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0647 (2013.01) [G06F 3/061 (2013.01); G06F 3/0685 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of managing metadata changes in a storage system, comprising:
assigning each of a plurality of metadata changes to a respective aggregation policy of a plurality of aggregation policies;
storing the assigned metadata changes in a set of in-memory buckets; and
for each of the plurality of aggregation policies, separately destaging the metadata changes assigned to the respective aggregation policy to backend storage in accordance with settings specific to the respective aggregation policy.