Storage device with fault resilient read-only mode
US12026055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/262
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device, and a method for operating a storage device. In some embodiments, the storage device includes storage media, and the method includes: determining, by the storage device, that the storage device is in a fault state from which partial recovery is possible by operating the storage device in a first read-only mode; and operating the storage device in the first read-only mode, the operating in the first read-only mode including: determining that the age of a first data item stored in a page of the storage device has exceeded a threshold age, and copying the first data item into a rescue space in the storage device.
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