Methods and systems for ordering operations on a file system having a hierarchical namespace

A cloud computing device for ordering operations in a file system having a hierarchical namespace, comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to:
• determine, by a first service that manages file system operations for a first entity in the hierarchical namespace, to perform a file system operation for the first entity;
• generate, by the first service, a first counter record for the file system operation;
• obtain, based on determining to perform the file system operation and from a second service that manages file system operations on a second entity that is a parent of the entity in the hierarchical namespace, a second counter record for a last file system operation performed on the second entity, wherein the second counter record is generated by the second service;
• store, in a change feed, an indication of the file system operation along with the first counter record and the second counter record;
• and
• generate an ordered list of multiple file system operations stored in the change feed based on a set of counter records associated with each of the multiple file system operations, including the first counter record associated with the file system operation performed on the first entity and the second counter record associated with the last file system operation performed on the second entity.

A non-transitory computer-readable device storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device operating in a cloud computing platform, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

• determining, by a first service that manages file system operations for a first entity in a hierarchical namespace, to perform a file system operation for the first entity;
• generating, by the first service, a first counter record for the file system operation;
• obtaining, based on determining to perform the file system operation and from a second service that manages file system operations on a second entity that is a parent of the entity in the hierarchical namespace, a second counter record for a last file system operation performed on the second entity, wherein the second counter record is generated by the second service;
• storing, in a change feed, an indication of the file system operation along with the first counter record and the second counter record;
• and
• generating an ordered list of multiple file system operations stored in the change feed based on a set of counter records associated with each of the multiple file system operations, including the first counter record associated with the file system operation performed on the first entity and the second counter record associated with the last file system operation performed on the second entity.