Storage system and method for predictive block allocation for efficient garbage collection
US11188456B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06N20/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage system and method for predictive block allocation for efficient garbage collection are provided. One method involves determining whether a memory in a storage system is being used in a first usage scenario or a second usage scenario; in response to determining that the memory is being used in the first usage scenario, using a first block allocation method; and in response to determining that the memory is being used in the second usage scenario, using a second block allocation method, wherein the first block allocation method allocates blocks that are closer to needing garbage collection than the second block allocation method.
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