Storage device erase command having a control field controllable by a requestor device
US8572344B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2143
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A storage device includes storage media and a controller to control access of the storage media. The controller receives an erase command used to specify an erase operation of at least one portion of the storage media. The erase command has a control field controllable by a requestor device that submitted the erase command to the storage device, where the control field has one or more portions settable to cause the storage device to perform one or more of: reporting a progress of the erase operation, and modifying an operational state of the erase operation.
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