Method of increasing flash endurance by improved metadata management

    公开(公告)号:US11960729B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-16

    申请号:US16432287

    申请日:2019-06-05

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0616 G06F3/0647 G06F3/0659 G06F3/0679

    Abstract: A method includes updating a first metadata log in an NVRAM of a host device corresponding to one or more recent input/output (I/O) operations received by the host device, periodically checking whether the size of the updated first metadata log is greater than a flush limit maintained in the host device, triggering a meta flush thread when the updated first metadata log size exceeds the flush limit maintained in the host device, sending, by a non-volatile memory express (NVMe) driver, a first command for synchronizing the updated first metadata log to one or more solid state drives (SSDs) for updating a second metadata log in the one or SSDs, and discarding, by the host device, metadata of the first metadata log updated in the host device after receiving a second command for acknowledging synchronization completion from the one or more SSDs.

    METHOD AND STORAGE DEVICE FOR IMPROVING NAND FLASH MEMORY PERFORMANCE FOR INTENSIVE READ WORKLOADS

    公开(公告)号:US20220334768A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17459539

    申请日:2021-08-27

    Abstract: A method for reading data in a storage device is provided. The method includes receiving a read command from a host device, wherein the read command indicates stored data in the storage device and a Logical Block Address (LBA) of the stored data; obtaining a Physical Block Number (PBN) based on the LBA and a Logical to Physical (L2P) mapping; determining whether the PBN corresponds to a volatile memory of the storage device; reading the stored data directly from the volatile memory based on the PBN corresponding to the volatile memory; incrementing a read counter associated with the PBN based on the stored data being read directly from the volatile memory; and reading the stored data from a non-volatile memory of the storage device based on the PBN not corresponding to the volatile memory.

    METHOD OF INCREASING FLASH ENDURANCE BY IMPROVED METADATA MANAGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20240256144A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18603941

    申请日:2024-03-13

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0616 G06F3/0647 G06F3/0659 G06F3/0679

    Abstract: A method includes updating a first metadata log in an NVRAM of a host device corresponding to one or more recent input/output (I/O) operations received by the host device, periodically checking whether the size of the updated first metadata log is greater than a flush limit maintained in the host device, triggering a meta flush thread when the updated first metadata log size exceeds the flush limit maintained in the host device, sending, by a non-volatile memory express (NVMe) driver, a first command for synchronizing the updated first metadata log to one or more solid state drives (SSDs) for updating a second metadata log in the one or SSDs, and discarding, by the host device, metadata of the first metadata log updated in the host device after receiving a second command for acknowledging synchronization completion from the one or more SSDs.

    METHOD FOR REDUCING SOLID-STATE DEVICE (SSD) OPEN TIME AND SYSTEM THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20230400987A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US17884018

    申请日:2022-08-09

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0617 G06F3/0679 G06F3/0655

    Abstract: Provided are methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable storage media for reducing an open time of a solid-state drive (SSD). In an embodiment, a method includes dividing a logical-to-physical (L2P) address mapping table of the SSD into a plurality of segments. The method further includes assigning one journal buffer of a plurality of journal buffers to each segment of the plurality of segments. The method further includes recreating, during a power on sequence of the SSD, a portion of the plurality of segments by replaying a first subset of the plurality of journal buffers. The method further includes sending, to a host device, a device-ready signal upon successful recreation of the portion of the plurality of segments. The method further includes recreating, in a background mode, a remaining portion of the plurality of segments by replaying a second subset of the plurality of journal buffers.

    Method for reducing solid-state device (SSD) open time and system thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11941252B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-26

    申请号:US17884018

    申请日:2022-08-09

    CPC classification number: G06F3/0617 G06F3/0655 G06F3/0679

    Abstract: Provided are methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer-readable storage media for reducing an open time of a solid-state drive (SSD). In an embodiment, a method includes dividing a logical-to-physical (L2P) address mapping table of the SSD into a plurality of segments. The method further includes assigning one journal buffer of a plurality of journal buffers to each segment of the plurality of segments. The method further includes recreating, during a power on sequence of the SSD, a portion of the plurality of segments by replaying a first subset of the plurality of journal buffers. The method further includes sending, to a host device, a device-ready signal upon successful recreation of the portion of the plurality of segments. The method further includes recreating, in a background mode, a remaining portion of the plurality of segments by replaying a second subset of the plurality of journal buffers.

    Stream identifier based storage system for managing an array of SSDs

    公开(公告)号:US10459661B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US15687167

    申请日:2017-08-25

    Abstract: A storage system for managing an array of SSDs includes the array of SSDs and a host controller. Each of the SSDs is operable to store data. The host controller is configured to manage the array of SSDs as multiple logical volumes. Each of the logical volumes is associated with at least one stream ID. At least one of the SSDs and the host controller stores a system code configured to execute stream ID commands to access each of the logical volumes. Each of the logical volumes is dedicated to a memory region of each of the SSDs. Each of the logical volumes corresponding to the memory region of each of the SSDs are combined to form a logical volume group using the at least one stream ID. The host controller uses the stream ID commands to communicate with logical volumes of the logical volume group.

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