Efficient firmware download operation in storage devices
US12353865B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/033
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for a firmware image download operation in a storage device includes a storage device controller that performs the firmware image download operation in the storage device. A dedicated host memory buffer (HMB) within a HMB stores a firmware image. Further, re-ordering or sorting of an address list mapped to the firmware image that is not in sequence is performed while the firmware image is in the dedicated HMB. Another system for a firmware image download operation in a storage device includes a driver of the host that performs the firmware image download operation in the storage device. A dedicated HMB within a HMB is used for the chunks of the firmware image that are not in sequence. Further, sorting an address list mapped to the firmware image that are not in sequence is performed while the chunks of the firmware image are in the dedicated HMB.
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