Disk drive employing allocation-based scan reporting
US5970508A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/6026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for managing a cache in a disk drive having an intelligent interface for communicating with a host. The drive includes a magnetic disk, and the cache is divisible into a number of segments, and employs a cache control structure including cache parameters. The drive receives a first command and a second command. The method comprises the steps of: performing a scan of the cache to assign the first command to a segment; compensating the cache parameters in response to the scan; and performing a scan to assign the second command to a cache segment prior to caching of data requested in the first command.
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