Power loss data block marking
US10643668B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/02
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Implementations disclosed herein provide for detecting an expected or unexpected power loss event on a storage device. Responsive to the detection of the power loss event, a plurality of potentially affected data blocks are identified and/or marked, such as by a processor, to indicate that data stored therein is potentially corrupted.
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