公开(公告)号：US20070208910A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-06

申请号：US11404633

申请日：2006-04-14

申请人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Yutaka Nakagawa

发明人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Yutaka Nakagawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/16

CPC分类号： G06F3/0638 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0683

摘要： A storage device according to the present invention has a first volume for storing discontinuous data transmitted from a host computer and a second volume for storing continuous data produced by address-converting discontinuous data, and includes: a data storing unit for converting the discontinuous data transmitted from the host computer into the continuous data and storing the continuous data in one of a plurality of third volumes formed by dividing up the second volume; a data management unit for managing transfer target data that has to be transferred from the third to the first volume, from among the discontinuous data stored in the third volume by the data storing unit; and a volume clearance unit for clearing the third volume having the smallest amount of transfer target data managed by the data management unit by transferring the transfer target data in the relevant third volume to the first volume.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的存储装置具有用于存储从主计算机发送的不连续数据的第一卷和用于存储通过地址转换不连续数据产生的连续数据的第二卷，包括：数据存储单元，用于将发送的不连续数据 从所述主计算机进入连续数据，并将所述连续数据存储在通过划分所述第二卷而形成的多个第三卷之一中; 数据管理单元，用于从数据存储单元从第三卷中存储的不连续数据中管理必须从第三卷到第一卷的传送目标数据; 以及体积清除单元，用于通过将有关的第三卷中的传送目标数据传送到第一卷来清除由数据管理单元管理的具有最小量的传送目标数据的第三卷。

公开(公告)号：US07380090B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-27

申请号：US11404633

申请日：2006-04-14

申请人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Yutaka Nakagawa

发明人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Yutaka Nakagawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0638 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0683

摘要： A storage device according to the present invention has a first volume for storing discontinuous data transmitted from a host computer and a second volume for storing continuous data produced by address-converting discontinuous data, and includes: a data storing unit for converting the discontinuous data transmitted from the host computer into the continuous data and storing the continuous data in one of a plurality of third volumes formed by dividing up the second volume; a data management unit for managing transfer target data that has to be transferred from the third to the first volume, from among the discontinuous data stored in the third volume by the data storing unit; and a volume clearance unit for clearing the third volume having the smallest amount of transfer target data managed by the data management unit by transferring the transfer target data in the relevant third volume to the first volume.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的存储装置具有用于存储从主计算机发送的不连续数据的第一卷和用于存储通过地址转换不连续数据产生的连续数据的第二卷，包括：数据存储单元，用于将发送的不连续数据 从所述主计算机进入连续数据，并将所述连续数据存储在通过划分所述第二卷而形成的多个第三卷之一中; 数据管理单元，用于从数据存储单元从第三卷中存储的不连续数据中管理必须从第三卷到第一卷的传送目标数据; 以及体积清除单元，用于通过将有关的第三卷中的传送目标数据传送到第一卷来清除由数据管理单元管理的具有最小量的传送目标数据的第三卷。

公开(公告)号：US08949511B2

公开(公告)日：2015-02-03

申请号：US13379223

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Atsushi Ishikawa ,  Koji Sonoda ,  Go Uehara ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Hideyuki Koseki

发明人： Atsushi Ishikawa ,  Koji Sonoda ,  Go Uehara ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Hideyuki Koseki

IPC分类号： G06F12/02 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/1684 ,  G06F13/4022

摘要： A nonvolatile semiconductor storage system has multiple nonvolatile semiconductor storage media, a control circuit having a media interface group (one or more interface devices) coupled to the multiple nonvolatile semiconductor storage media, and multiple switches. The media interface group and the multiple switches are coupled via data buses, and each switch and each of two or more nonvolatile chips are coupled via a data bus. The switch is configured so as to switch a coupling between a data bus coupled to the media interface group and a data bus coupled to any of multiple nonvolatile chips that are coupled to this switch. The control circuit partitions write-target data into multiple data elements, switches a coupling by controlling the multiple switches, and distributively sends the multiple data elements to multiple nonvolatile chips.

摘要翻译： 非易失性半导体存储系统具有多个非易失性半导体存储介质，具有耦合到多个非易失性半导体存储介质的介质接口组（一个或多个接口器件）和多个开关的控制电路。 介质接口组和多个开关经由数据总线耦合，并且每个开关和两个或更多个非易失性芯片中的每一个经由数据总线耦合。 该开关被配置为切换耦合到媒体接口组的数据总线与耦合到耦合到该开关的多个非易失性芯片中的任何一个的数据总线之间的耦合。 控制电路将写目标数据分成多个数据元，通过控制多个开关切换耦合，并将多个数据元素分配发送到多个非易失性芯片。

公开(公告)号：US08387063B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-26

申请号：US11598664

申请日：2006-11-14

申请人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa

发明人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/3433 ,  G06F2201/81 ,  G06F2206/1012

摘要： This storage apparatus having a plurality of physical devices for balancing and retaining data sent from a host computer and parity of the data for each prescribed unit includes a load ratio calculation unit for calculating a load ratio of the plurality of physical devices, a load ratio determination unit for determining whether the load ratio of the physical devices calculated with the load ratio calculation unit exceeds a prescribed threshold value, a command ratio determination unit for determining whether a command ratio of either a write command or a read command issued from the host computer exceeds a prescribed threshold value when the load ratio determination unit determines that the load ratio of the physical device exceeds a prescribed threshold value, and a change unit for changing the data and the parity among the plurality of physical devices when the command ratio determination unit determines that the command ratio exceeds a prescribed threshold value.

摘要翻译： 具有用于平衡和保留从主计算机发送的数据的多个物理装置的该存储装置以及用于每个规定单元的数据的奇偶校验包括负载比率计算单元，用于计算多个物理装置的负载比，负载比确定 单元，用于确定由所述负载比计算单元计算的所述物理设备的负载比是否超过规定的阈值;命令比率确定单元，用于确定从所述主计算机发出的写入命令或读取命令的命令比是否超过 当所述负载比确定单元确定所述物理设备的负载比超过规定阈值时的规定阈值;以及改变单元，用于当所述指令比率确定单元确定所述多个物理设备之间时，改变所述多个物理设备之间的数据和奇偶校验 指令比例超过规定的阈值。

公开(公告)号：US20130205070A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-08

申请号：US13391728

申请日：2012-02-08

申请人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa

发明人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0688

摘要： A storage apparatus is provided with a plurality of nonvolatile semiconductor storage media and a storage controller that is a controller that is coupled to the plurality of semiconductor storage media. The storage controller identifies a first semiconductor storage unit that is at least one semiconductor storage media and a second semiconductor storage unit that is at least one semiconductor storage media and that is provided with a remaining length of life shorter than that of the first semiconductor storage unit based on the remaining life length information that has been acquired. The storage controller moreover identifies a first logical storage region for the first semiconductor storage unit and a second logical storage region that is provided with a write load higher than that of the first logical storage region for the second semiconductor storage unit based on the statistics information that indicates the statistics that is related to a write for every logical storage region. The storage controller reads data from the first logical storage region and the second logical storage region, and writes data that has been read from the first logical storage region to the second logical storage region and/or writes data that has been read from the second logical storage region to the first logical storage region.

摘要翻译： 存储装置设置有多个非易失性半导体存储介质和作为耦合到多个半导体存储介质的控制器的存储控制器。 存储控制器识别作为至少一个半导体存储介质的第一半导体存储单元和至少一个半导体存储介质的第二半导体存储单元，并且具有比第一半导体存储单元短的剩余寿命长度 基于已经获得的剩余寿命信息。 此外，存储控制器还根据统计信息来识别第一半导体存储单元的第一逻辑存储区域和第二逻辑存储区域，该第二逻辑存储区域具有比第二半导体存储单元的第一逻辑存储区域的写入负载更高的写入负载 指示与每个逻辑存储区域的写入相关的统计信息。 存储控制器从第一逻辑存储区域和第二逻辑存储区域读取数据，并且将从第一逻辑存储区域读取的数据写入第二逻辑存储区域和/或写入从第二逻辑存储区域读取的数据 存储区域到第一逻辑存储区域。

公开(公告)号：US09405478B2

公开(公告)日：2016-08-02

申请号：US13391728

申请日：2012-02-08

申请人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa

发明人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0605 ,  G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0616 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F3/0688

摘要： A storage apparatus is provided with a plurality of nonvolatile semiconductor storage media and a storage controller that is a controller that is coupled to the plurality of semiconductor storage media. The storage controller identifies a first semiconductor storage unit that is at least one semiconductor storage media and a second semiconductor storage unit that is at least one semiconductor storage media and that is provided with a remaining length of life shorter than that of the first semiconductor storage unit based on the remaining life length information that has been acquired. The storage controller moreover identifies a first logical storage region for the first semiconductor storage unit and a second logical storage region that is provided with a write load higher than that of the first logical storage region for the second semiconductor storage unit based on the statistics information that indicates the statistics that is related to a write for every logical storage region. The storage controller reads data from the first logical storage region and the second logical storage region, and writes data that has been read from the first logical storage region to the second logical storage region and/or writes data that has been read from the second logical storage region to the first logical storage region.

摘要翻译： 存储装置设置有多个非易失性半导体存储介质和作为耦合到多个半导体存储介质的控制器的存储控制器。 存储控制器识别作为至少一个半导体存储介质的第一半导体存储单元和至少一个半导体存储介质的第二半导体存储单元，并且具有比第一半导体存储单元短的剩余寿命长度 基于已经获得的剩余寿命信息。 此外，存储控制器还根据统计信息来识别第一半导体存储单元的第一逻辑存储区域和第二逻辑存储区域，该第二逻辑存储区域具有比第二半导体存储单元的第一逻辑存储区域的写入负载更高的写入负载 指示与每个逻辑存储区域的写入相关的统计信息。 存储控制器从第一逻辑存储区域和第二逻辑存储区域读取数据，并且将从第一逻辑存储区域读取的数据写入到第二逻辑存储区域和/或写入从第二逻辑存储区域读取的数据 存储区域到第一逻辑存储区域。

公开(公告)号：US20130086305A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-04

申请号：US13379223

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Atsushi Ishikawa ,  Koji Sonoda ,  Go Uehara ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Hideyuki Koseki

发明人： Atsushi Ishikawa ,  Koji Sonoda ,  Go Uehara ,  Junji Ogawa ,  Hideyuki Koseki

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0608 ,  G06F3/0626 ,  G06F3/0635 ,  G06F3/0647 ,  G06F3/0658 ,  G06F3/0685 ,  G06F3/0688 ,  G06F12/0246 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F13/1684 ,  G06F13/4022

摘要： A nonvolatile semiconductor storage system has multiple nonvolatile semiconductor storage media, a control circuit having a media interface group (one or more interface devices) coupled to the multiple nonvolatile semiconductor storage media, and multiple switches. The media interface group and the multiple switches are coupled via data buses, and each switch and each of two or more nonvolatile chips are coupled via a data bus. The switch is configured so as to switch a coupling between a data bus coupled to the media interface group and a data bus coupled to any of multiple nonvolatile chips that are coupled to this switch. The control circuit partitions write-target data into multiple data elements, switches a coupling by controlling the multiple switches, and distributively sends the multiple data elements to multiple nonvolatile chips.

公开(公告)号：US20080092143A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-17

申请号：US11598664

申请日：2006-11-14

申请人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa

发明人： Hideyuki Koseki ,  Junji Ogawa

IPC分类号： G06F9/46

CPC分类号： G06F3/0659 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F11/3433 ,  G06F2201/81 ,  G06F2206/1012

摘要： This storage apparatus having a plurality of physical devices for balancing and retaining data sent from a host computer and parity of the data for each prescribed unit includes a load ratio calculation unit for calculating a load ratio of the plurality of physical devices, a load ratio determination unit for determining whether the load ratio of the physical devices calculated with the load ratio calculation unit exceeds a prescribed threshold value, a command ratio determination unit for determining whether a command ratio of either a write command or a read command issued from the host computer exceeds a prescribed threshold value when the load ratio determination unit determines that the load ratio of the physical device exceeds a prescribed threshold value, and a change unit for changing the data and the parity among the plurality of physical devices when the command ratio determination unit determines that the command ratio exceeds a prescribed threshold value.

摘要翻译： 具有用于平衡和保留从主计算机发送的数据的多个物理装置的该存储装置以及用于每个规定单元的数据的奇偶校验包括负载比率计算单元，用于计算多个物理装置的负载比，负载比确定 单元，用于确定由所述负载比计算单元计算的所述物理设备的负载比是否超过规定的阈值;命令比率确定单元，用于确定从所述主计算机发出的写入命令或读取命令的命令比是否超过 当所述负载比确定单元确定所述物理设备的负载比超过规定阈值时的规定阈值;以及改变单元，用于当所述指令比率确定单元确定所述多个物理设备之间时，改变所述多个物理设备之间的数据和奇偶校验 指令比例超过规定的阈值。

公开(公告)号：US08489813B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-16

申请号：US13540643

申请日：2012-07-03

申请人： Hideyuki Koseki

发明人： Hideyuki Koseki

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F3/0656 ,  G06F3/0613 ,  G06F3/0631 ,  G06F3/0689 ,  G06F9/5011 ,  G06F9/5016 ,  G06F11/1076 ,  G06F2206/1012 ,  G06F2211/1057

摘要： One storage area is selected from two or more storage areas of a high load physical storage device, a physical storage device with a lower load than that of the physical storage device is selected, and it is judged whether the redundancy according to the RAID level corresponding to the logical volume decreases when the data elements stored in the selected storage area are transferred to the selected low load physical storage device. If the result of this judgment is that the redundancy does not decrease, the data elements stored in the selected storage area are transferred to a buffer area of the selected low load physical storage device and the logical address space of the logical volume that corresponds to the selected storage area is associated with the buffer area.

摘要翻译： 一个存储区域选自高负载物理存储设备的两个或多个存储区域，选择具有比物理存储设备更低的负载的物理存储设备，并且判断根据RAID级别的冗余是否对应 当存储在所选存储区域中的数据元素被传送到所选择的低负载物理存储设备时，逻辑卷减小。 如果判断结果是冗余不减少，则存储在所选存储区域中的数据元素被传送到所选择的低负载物理存储设备的缓冲区域和对应于所选择的低负载物理存储设备的逻辑卷的逻辑地址空间 选择的存储区域与缓冲区域相关联。

公开(公告)号：US08392670B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-05

申请号：US12742783

申请日：2010-04-12

申请人： Hideyuki Koseki

发明人： Hideyuki Koseki

IPC分类号： G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F12/0246 ,  G06F3/061 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0688

摘要： The present invention aims to improve the performance of accessing flash memory used as a storage medium in a storage device. In the storage device in accordance with the present invention, a storage controller, before accessing the flash memory, queries a flash controller as to whether the flash memory is accessible.

摘要翻译： 本发明旨在提高访问用作存储设备中的存储介质的闪速存储器的性能。 在根据本发明的存储装置中，存储控制器在访问闪速存储器之前向闪存控制器询问闪存是否可访问。