Method and apparatus for flash cache management
US9177670B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C29/08
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Example embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and a system for improving performance of flash cache memory, such as in a host of a storage environment, for example, by preventing a cache cell from reaching an operation limit. The method includes determining that a number of operations to a first cell of a flash memory has reached a threshold and managing the flash memory according to the determination to prevent a failure of a second cell of the flash memory.
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