Method and system for managing wear-level aware file systems
US8135907B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7211
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for wear level-based allocation in a storage pool. The method includes receiving a first request to write a first data item in a storage pool, where the storage pool includes a number of physical locations associated with the storage devices, and where each of the storage devices includes metadata regarding a level of wear of the storage device. The method further includes determining a first target physical location selected from the plurality of physical locations by using a wear-level selection policy and a wear cost for each of the storage devices, where the wear cost is determined based on a type of the storage device. The method further includes allocating a first data block to the first target physical location writing the first data block to the first target physical locations, wherein the first data block comprises a first portion of the first data item.
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