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US 9,436,698 B2Granted
Sharing a file system between multiple operating systems
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsMark Charles Davis, Scott Edwards Kelso, Howard Locker, Steven Richard Perrin
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Abstract
For sharing a file system between multiple operating systems, a method is disclosed that includes sharing a file system between two or more operating systems, the two distinct operating systems concurrently operating on a computing device, determining, by a processor, that one of the two or more operating systems has an altered need for the file system, and changing interfaces to the file system based on the altered need.
Claims21
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory that stores code executable by the processor, the code comprising:
- code that determines an altered need for a file system that is shared on two or more operating systems, the two or more operating systems operating concurrently on a computing device, wherein a first operating system of the two or more operating systems accesses the file system using a local interface and shares the file system using a first network server of a network interface, and a second operating system of the two or more operating systems accesses the file system using a first network client of the network interface;
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- code that causes the second operating system to access the file system using the local interface and to share the file system using a second network server of the network interface, and causes the first operating system to access the file system using a second network client of the network interface based on the altered need.
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A method comprising:
- sharing a file system between two distinct operating systems, the two distinct operating systems concurrently operating on a computing device, wherein a first operating system of the two distinct operating systems accesses the file system using a local interface and shares the file system using a first network server of a network interface, and a second operating system of the two distinct operating systems accesses the file system using a first network client of the network interface;
- determining, by use of a processor, that one of the two distinct operating systems has an altered need for the file system;
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- causing the second operating system to access the file system using the local interface and to share the file system using a second network server of the network interface, and causing the first operating system to access the file system using a second network client of the network interface based on the altered need.
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A system comprising:
- a storage device storing a file system;
- a first operating system in communication with the storage device;
- a second operating system in communication with the storage device;
- a file system module that shares a local interface to the file system between the first operating system and the second operating system, wherein the first operating system accesses the file system using the local interface and shares the file system using a first network server of a network interface, and the second operating system accesses the file system using a first network client of the network interface;
- a detection module that determines an altered need for the file system on one of the first and the second operating systems;
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- an interface module that causes the second operating system to access the file system using the local interface and to share the file system using a second network server of the network interface, and causes the first operating system to access the file system using a second network client of the network interface based on the altered need.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.