Patent ID: 8112603
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A method for file relocation on a data storage device, comprising: initiating file relocation in response to invoking a cleaner function for a data storage device; identifying active files in the data storage device; examining metadata associated with a file on the data storage device to determine an access frequency of the file, in response to the identifying; classifying the file as a function of the access frequency, the classifying comprising comparing the access frequency of the file with configurable thresholds in an storage policy; relocating the file to a fast region of the data storage device when the file is classified as frequently accessed, the fast region delimited by configurable values stored in the storage policy; relocating the file to a slow region of the data storage device when the file is classified as infrequently accessed, the slow region delimited by configurable values stored in the storage policy; and relocating the file to an intermediate region of the data storage device when the file has an indeterminate access frequency.