Concurrent file and object protocol access using space-efficient cloning

A computer-implemented method for providing concurrent file and object protocol access, the method comprising:

• receiving a notification that indicates storage of an object in response to an object PUT request from an object-based client, utilizing an object-based access protocol;
• creating a clone of the object;
• identifying a request to access the object by a file-based client different from the object-based client;
• providing, to the file-based client, access to the clone of the object utilizing a file-based network attached storage (NAS) protocol different from the object-based access protocol, where the file-based NAS protocol implements a traversal of a file system hierarchy;
• identifying a modification of the clone of the object by the file-based client that results in a modified clone of the object;
• replacing the object with an updated object based on the modified clone of the object;
• providing, to the file-based client, access to the modified clone of the object;
• identifying a modification of the modified clone of the object by the file-based client;
• and
• replacing the updated object with an additional object based on the modification of the modified clone of the object.

A computer program product for providing concurrent file and object protocol access, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:

• computer readable program code configured to receive a notification that indicates storage of an object in response to an object PUT request from an object-based client, utilizing an object-based access protocol;
• computer readable program code configured to create a clone of the object;
• computer readable program code configured to identify a request to access the object by a file-based client different from the object-based client;
• computer readable program code configured to provide, to the file-based client, access to the clone of the object, utilizing a file-based network attached storage (NAS) protocol different from the object-based access protocol, where the file-based NAS protocol implements a traversal of a file system hierarchy;
• computer readable program code configured to identify a modification of the clone of the object by the file-based client that results in a modified clone of the object;
• computer readable program code configured to replace the object with an updated object based on the modified clone of the object;
• computer readable program code configured to provide, to the file-based client, access to the modified clone of the object;
• computer readable program code configured to identify a modification of the modified clone of the object by the file-based client;
• and
• computer readable program code configured to replace the updated object with an additional object based on the modification of the modified clone of the object.