Control device for dynamically allocating storage space and data storage device including the control device
US10929028B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 25, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7205
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A control device for controlling a memory device to process requests from a plurality of hosts may include a request controller configured to manage a set representing storage space allocated to each of the plurality of the hosts; and a set controller configured to monitor requests from the plurality of hosts and to adjust size of the set, wherein, when the request is a write request from a host among the plurality of hosts, the request controller selects a target physical address among physical addresses included in the set allocated to the host, the target physical address indicating where the request is to be processed.
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