Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for performing storage space management, associated data storage device, and controller thereof
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Application No.: US16852526Application Date: 2020-04-19
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Publication No.: US11188265B2Publication Date: 2021-11-30
- Inventor: Sheng-I Hsu , Ching-Chin Chang
- Applicant: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Applicant Address: TW Hsinchu County
- Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Silicon Motion, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Hsinchu County
- Agent Winston Hsu
- Priority: TW107140730 20181116
- Main IPC: G06F12/00
- IPC: G06F12/00 ; G06F3/06 ; G06F12/10

Abstract:
A method for performing storage space management, an associated data storage device, and a controller thereof are provided. The method includes: receiving an identify controller command from a host device; in response to the identify controller command, returning a reply to the host device to indicate that a plurality of logical block address (LBA) formats are supported, where the plurality of LBA formats are related to access of a non-volatile (NV) memory, and the plurality of LBA formats include a first LBA format and a second LBA format; receiving a first namespace (NS) management command from the host device; in response to the first NS management command, establishing a first NS adopting the first LBA format; receiving a second NS management command from the host device; and in response to the second NS management command, establishing a second NS adopting the second LBA format.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200249873A1 METHOD FOR PERFORMING STORAGE SPACE MANAGEMENT, ASSOCIATED DATA STORAGE DEVICE, AND CONTROLLER THEREOF Public/Granted day:2020-08-06
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