Data separation by delaying hot block garbage collection
US10296452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7205
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Memory systems may include a memory including a plurality of blocks, and a controller suitable for determining a pool of blocks from the plurality of blocks as garbage collection (GC) victim block candidates based on a number of valid pages left in each of the plurality of blocks, and selecting a block from the pool of blocks having a minimum number of valid pages as a victim block for garbage collection.
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