InfiniFS - An Efficient Metadata Service for Large-Scale Distributed Filesystems

This course aims to teach learners about an efficient metadata service for large-scale distributed filesystems. The learning outcomes include understanding the challenges of maintaining filesystem metadata in modern datacenters, and learning about key techniques such as access-content decoupled partitioning, speculative path resolution, and optimistic access metadata cache. The course teaches skills in designing and implementing metadata services for extremely large-scale directory trees. The teaching method involves presenting the challenges, proposed solutions, architecture, and key designs through a syllabus that covers topics like filesystem metadata, scalability, and conclusion. The intended audience for this course includes computer science professionals, researchers, and students interested in distributed systems and filesystems.