18066248. STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
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STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18066248 titled 'STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a storage device that includes a non-volatile memory with multiple namespaces and logical blocks. The storage controller of the device checks the capacity and size of each namespace to detect a first namespace and provide allocable logical blocks from a second namespace to the first namespace.
- The storage device has a non-volatile memory with multiple namespaces and logical blocks.
- The storage controller checks the capacity and size of each namespace.
- The controller detects a first namespace based on the capacity and size.
- Allocable logical blocks from a second namespace are provided to the first namespace.
Potential Applications
- This technology can be used in various storage devices such as solid-state drives (SSDs) or flash memory devices.
- It can be applied in cloud storage systems to efficiently manage and allocate storage resources.
Problems Solved
- Efficient utilization of storage capacity by dynamically allocating logical blocks between namespaces.
- Simplified management of storage resources by automatically detecting and providing allocable logical blocks.
Benefits
- Improved storage capacity utilization by reallocating unused logical blocks.
- Enhanced performance by optimizing the allocation of logical blocks between namespaces.
- Simplified storage resource management by automating the detection and provision of allocable logical blocks.
Original Abstract Submitted
A storage device includes a non-volatile memory including a plurality of namespaces including a plurality of logical blocks; and a storage controller configured to, for each of the plurality of namespaces, check a capacity that is a number of allocable logical blocks, among the plurality of logical blocks, and a size that is a sum of a number of currently allocated logical blocks, among the plurality of logical blocks, and the number of allocable logical blocks, detect a first namespace, among the plurality of namespaces, by using the capacity and the size, and provide at least a portion of the allocable logical blocks of a second namespace, among the plurality of namespaces, to the first namespace.
