Performing background functions using logic integrated with a memory

A memory having a plurality of memory cells and logic integrated within the memory, wherein the memory is configured to perform standard operations based on at least one specification promulgated by a standards body, the logic integrated within the memory configured to:

• in response to a request from a host separate from the memory, initiate processing of a background function;
• during processing of the background function, automatically monitor the memory to detect whether any standard operation requiring a use of at least one of the plurality of the memory cells of the memory or at least one data path of the memory is being performed;
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• automatically suspend the processing of the background function when the standard operation requiring the use of the at least one of the plurality of the memory cells of the memory or the at least one data path of the memory is detected unless the processing of the background function requires only resources that are provided as part of the logic integrated within the memory and only the resources that are allocated to process only the background function.

A memory having a plurality of memory cells and logic integrated within the memory, wherein the memory is configured to perform standard operations based on at least one specification promulgated by a standards body, wherein the memory is configured to:

• operate in a first mode and operate in a second mode, wherein in the first mode the memory is configured to:
• in response to a first request from a host separate from the memory, initiate processing of a first background function,
• during processing of the first background function using the logic integrated within the memory, automatically monitor the memory to detect whether any standard operation requiring a use of at least one of the plurality of the memory cells of the memory or at least one data path of the memory is being performed, and
• automatically suspend the processing of the first background function when the standard operation requiring the use of the at least one of the plurality of the memory cells of the memory or the at least one data path of the memory is detected unless the processing of the first background function requires only resources that are provided as part of the logic integrated within the memory and only the resources that are allocated to process only the first background function;
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• in the second mode, the memory is configured to:
• in response to a second request from the host separate from the memory, initiate processing of a second background function,
• in response to a third request from the host, suspend the processing of the second background function, and
• in response to a fourth request from the host, resume the processing of the second background function.