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Method for the use of shadow ghost lists to prevent excessive wear on FLASH based cache devices

US9104552B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 2013
Grant dateAug 11, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/222
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is a system and method for utilizing shadow/ghost list to prevent excessive wear on FLASH based cache devices. The method determines when data is highly likely to be accessed again, and avoids writes to a FLASH based caching device when data is unlikely to be accessed again through the use of “shadow” or “ghost” lists that are also used to perform adaptive caching.

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