Patent ID: 11966769
Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. The method of claim 8,
wherein a time denoted here as new-time measures wall clock time elapsed while sending the container image pull request, receiving the image manifest, sending one or more layer mount requests which collectively identify all layers of the container image that are not stored local to the instantiation location, receiving one or more layer mounts in response to the one or more layer mount requests, and completing creation of the union file system which is based on at least one received layer mount;
wherein a time denoted here as old-time measures wall clock time elapsed while sending the container image pull request, receiving the image manifest, downloading to the instantiation location from the container registry the layer content of all layers of the container image that are not already stored local to the instantiation location, decompressing any downloaded layer content which was downloaded in a compressed form, and creating a localized union file system which spans the layers that collectively constitute the container image;
and wherein old-time is at least fifteen times new-time.