US Patent Application 18194182. Memory Block Reclamation Method and Apparatus simplified abstract
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Memory Block Reclamation Method and Apparatus
Inventors
Florian Longnos of Shenzhen (CN)
Memory Block Reclamation Method and Apparatus - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for patent application number 18194182 Titled 'Memory Block Reclamation Method and Apparatus'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a method for reclaiming memory blocks in a non-volatile memory. When the memory controller receives an unmap command, the medium controller retrieves memory logical address information from the command and uses it to reclaim one or more memory blocks in the connected non-volatile memory. These reclaimed memory blocks become available for use again.
Original Abstract Submitted
A memory block reclamation method includes, after receiving an unmap command sent by a memory controller, a medium controller reclaims one or more memory blocks in a non-volatile memory connected to the medium controller based on memory logical address information in the unmap command. The one or more reclaimed memory blocks are available memory blocks.
