Resizing namespaces for storage devices
US10402092B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7206
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method may include receiving, by a controller of a storage device and from a host device, a command to resize a first namespace of a plurality of namespaces stored in a non-volatile memory device of the storage device. The method may further include, relocating, by the controller, a physical block address for the non-volatile memory device from an entry in a virtual to physical table identified by a first index value to an entry in the virtual to physical table identified by a second index value, and in response to relocating the physical block address, updating, by the controller, a mapping, by a namespace table, to indicate an initial index value of a second namespace of the plurality of namespaces.
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