US Patent Application 17828489. Storage System and Method for Early Command Cancelation simplified abstract
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Storage System and Method for Early Command Cancelation
Organization Name
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Inventor(s)
Shay Benisty of Beer Sheva (IL)
Storage System and Method for Early Command Cancelation - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17828489 titled 'Storage System and Method for Early Command Cancelation
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application describes a storage system that can cancel an in-progress read/write command. - The storage system allows data associated with the command to continue being processed by a data path. - However, before the data is transferred out of the data path, a controller determines that the command was cancelled. - The controller prevents the data from being transferred out, while internally indicating that the transfer was complete. - This approach provides a faster cancellation process compared to methods that try to stop the data from being processed by the data path.
Original Abstract Submitted
A storage system receives an instruction to cancel an in-progress read/write command. The storage system allows data associated with the command to continue to be processed by a data path in the storage system even though the command was cancelled. However, before the data is actually transferred out of the data path, a controller determines that the command was cancelled and prevents the data from being transferred out, while internally indicating that the transfer was complete. This provides a faster cancellation process than methods that attempt to stop the data from being processed by the data path.
