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US 11,379,156 B2Granted
Write type indication command
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsSeungjune Jeon, Jiangli Zhu
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Abstract
A method includes providing, via a command, a request of enablement of a media management operation to a memory sub-system. The method further includes providing, via the command, an indication of one of a plurality of write types to the media management operation to the memory sub-system. The media management operation can be performed using the indicated write type in response to receipt of the command.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- providing, via a command, a request of enablement of a media management operation to a memory sub-system;
- and
- providing, via the command, an indication of one of a plurality of write types to the media management operation to the memory sub-system;
- wherein the media management operation is performed using the indicated write type in response to receipt of the command.
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A system, comprising:
- a memory device;
- and
- a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory device, the processing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving a command requesting enablement of a media management operation and one of a plurality of write types to be associated to the media management operation;
- and
- performing, in association with performance of the media management operation, a number of write operations having the associated write type.
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A system, comprising:
- a memory device;
- and
- a processing device communicatively coupled to the memory device, the processing device to perform operations comprising:
- responsive to receiving a command requesting an association of a first write type of a plurality of write types to a data scrub operation and a second write type of the plurality of write types to a wear-leveling operation:
- associating the first write type to the data scrub operation;
- and
- associating the second write type to the wear-leveling operation,
- wherein the data scrub operation, the wear-leveling operation, or both, is performed using a respective one of the first write type, the second write type, or both.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.