Patent attributes
In at least one embodiment, a log-structured system for metadata (MD) updates can be leveraged to enable use of variable size MD pages with multiple different encoding formats. Processing can include: generating an updated MD page by performing one or more updates to an existing version of the MD page; selecting a first page type to be used for encoding the updated MD page, wherein said selecting selects the first page type from a plurality of predefined page types, wherein each of the plurality of predefined page types identifies a different metadata layout or format for storing MD pages; encoding the updated MD page in accordance with the first page type and accordingly generating a first encoded version of the updated MD page; and storing the first encoded version of the updated MD page at a first physical storage location of a non-volatile storage device.
