Reading and writing via file system for tape recording system
Communicating data with a medium is provided. A cache is provided for storing target data of a file identified by an access request from an application of a host. The cache is divided into a read cache, a write cache, and an index cache. Responsive to receiving the access request: the medium is loaded onto a drive using a file system; target data is stored to the write cache and to the read cache; and the index file stored in the index cache is updated to reflect position metadata about the target data stored in the write cache. Responsive to initiating unloading of the medium from the drive: the updated index file stored in the index cache is written to the index partition of the medium; and the target data stored in the write cache is written onto a data partition of the medium without using the file system.
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Hiroshi Shinsuke Terue Tohru Takashi
Itagaki Mitsuma Watanabe Hasegawa Ashida