Patent ID: 6389427
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A file system performance enhancement product operable to be executed on a computer running a regular file system, the product comprising:administration means for a user to select some files of the file system as monitored files, the remaining files of the file system being non-monitored files; and means for bypassing a lookup operation of the regular file system in favor of a lookup operation using lookup data maintained by the product; wherein operation of the regular file system is changed only with respect to monitored files; wherein a request to access a file is passively forwarded to the regular file system if the request is directed to a non-monitored file and the request is controlled by the product if the request is directed to a monitored file; and wherein the request to access a file is handled entirely by the regular file system if the request is directed to a monitored file and the product is not running on the computer.