17956783. FINDING AND RELEASING TRAPPED MEMORY IN ULAYER simplified abstract (Western Digital Technologies, Inc.)
Contents
- 1 FINDING AND RELEASING TRAPPED MEMORY IN ULAYER
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 FINDING AND RELEASING TRAPPED MEMORY IN ULAYER - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Original Abstract Submitted
FINDING AND RELEASING TRAPPED MEMORY IN ULAYER
Organization Name
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Inventor(s)
FINDING AND RELEASING TRAPPED MEMORY IN ULAYER - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17956783 titled 'FINDING AND RELEASING TRAPPED MEMORY IN ULAYER
Simplified Explanation
The present disclosure focuses on improving memory management by synchronizing uLayer consolidations efficiently to prevent trapping of unused uRegions, thus enhancing uLayer capacity and efficacy.
- The disclosure addresses the issue of frequently updated mSets causing less updated mSets to become trapped in the uLayer, reducing its capacity and efficiency.
- When valid mSets are relocated via mBlock compaction, the uLayer undergoes updates for the mSet, and consolidation of the mSet writes it to the mBlock again.
- Synchronization between uLayer consolidation, mLayer, and mBlock compaction processes ensures that trapped uRegions do not reduce uLayer efficacy, especially for less frequently updated regions.
Potential Applications
This technology can be applied in:
- Solid-state drives (SSDs)
- Embedded systems
- Data centers
Problems Solved
- Trapping of less frequently updated mSets in the uLayer
- Reduction of uLayer capacity and efficiency
- Inefficient synchronization between memory management processes
Benefits
- Improved memory management efficiency
- Enhanced uLayer capacity
- Prevention of trapping of unused uRegions
Potential Commercial Applications
Optimizing memory management in:
- Consumer electronics
- Automotive systems
- Cloud computing services
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art could be the use of wear-leveling algorithms in flash memory management to prevent uneven wear on memory cells.
Unanswered Questions
How does this technology compare to existing memory management techniques in terms of efficiency and performance?
This article does not provide a direct comparison with existing memory management techniques, leaving a gap in understanding the relative advantages of this innovation.
What are the potential challenges or limitations of implementing this technology in real-world systems?
The article does not address the practical challenges or limitations that may arise when implementing this technology in different types of memory systems, leaving room for further exploration and analysis.
Original Abstract Submitted
The present disclosure generally relates to improving memory management. When valid mSets are relocated via mBlock compaction, the uLayer will have some updates for the mSet and consolidation of the mSet will write the mSet to mBlock once more. The disclosure herein reduces the impact of the problem that the same more frequently updated mSets uRegions are consolidated many times and written to flash where the less updated mSets uRegions become trapped uRegions in the uLayer reducing the uLayer capacity and efficacy. The disclosure provides guidance on how to synchronize the uLayer consolidations efficiently and preventing trapping of unused uRegions in the uLayer that reduces the uLayer capacity and efficiency. The synchronizing is between the uLayer consolidation to the mLayer and the mBlock compaction process such that the smaller uLayer efficacy will not be reduced due to trapped uRegions that are less frequently updated.
