Modular sequential writing of data to data storage devices
US10120573B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2020/1292
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved interface for managing disparate read, write, and erase sizes and operations in data storage devices is provided. By improving an interface between a storage system driver layer and associated storage devices, performance of data storage is improved, including improving data storage speed and storage media endurance. Storage media management operations are made more efficient and consistent by providing improved types and sequences of commands sent from the driver layer to the device control layer such that data write operations are performed in a sequential manner as write commands are directed to portions of data as opposed to buffering individual portions of data followed by a large wholescale write/erase process for the buffered data.
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