Garbage collection in a storage device
US8458417B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/7205
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In general, this disclosure relates to garbage collection in a storage device. Aspects of this disclosure describe techniques to identify one or more candidate memory storage blocks that should be recycled during garbage collection. The one or more candidate memory storage blocks may be identified based at least on monitored soft metrics of the candidate memory storage blocks. During garbage collection, the identified one or more candidate memory storage blocks may be recycled to free up storage space.
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