An Implementation of a Log-Structured File System for UNIX

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  • OpenAlex ID W201248661
  • Type Article
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  • Published 01 Jan 1993
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An Implementation of a Log-Structured File System for UNIX

Article 1993 EN

Research results [ROSE91] demonstrate that a log-structured file system (LFS) offers the potential for dramatically improved write performance, faster recovery time, and faster file creation and deletion than traditional UNIX file systems. This paper presents a redesign and implementation of the Sprite [ROSE91] log-structured file system that is more robust and integrated into the vnode interface…

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1 Margo Seltzer Harvard University (US)
2 Keith Bostic University of California, Berk… (US) —
3 Marshall Kirk McKusick University of California, Berk… (US) —
4 Carl Staelin Hewlett-Packard (United States… (US) —
5 Hewlett-Packard Laboratories — —

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