Patent ID: 8271558
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-accessible storage medium storing program instructions executable to: receive from an application a first request to open a first directory of a file system, wherein the first directory is a particular directory in a hierarchical tree of directories of the file system, wherein each respective directory of the hierarchical tree is specified by a respective pathname indicating the location of the directory within the hierarchical tree, wherein the first request indicates the pathname of the first directory, wherein the first directory is a directory of a group of directories including the first directory and one or more other directories of the hierarchical tree; in response to the first request: wherein the program instructions are further executable to receive from the application a second request to open the first directory of the file system after said receiving the first request, and in response to the second request: wherein the program instructions are further executable to receive from the application a third request to open the first directory of the file system after said receiving the second request, and in response to the third request: