Balancing memory-portion accesses

A method comprising:

• tracking multiple bit count values corresponding to multiple bit positions across multiple memory addresses using multiple bit counters;
• counting occurrences of a reference bit value at each bit position of the multiple bit positions across the multiple memory addresses using the multiple bit counters;
• computing a respective bit ratio corresponding to each respective bit position of the multiple bit positions based on a respective bit count value of the multiple bit count values accumulated across the multiple memory addresses for the respective bit position;
• determining a shuffle map based on the multiple bit count values, the counting of the occurrences of the reference bit value at each bit position of the multiple bit positions, and the respective bit ratio corresponding to each respective bit position of the multiple bit positions;
• shuffling a memory address to produce a shuffled memory address using the shuffle map;
• and
• accessing a memory using the shuffled memory address.

An apparatus comprising:

• a host device including:
• memory address circuitry configured to provide multiple memory addresses;
• a bit counter array coupled to the memory address circuitry and including multiple bit counters, the bit counter array configured to track multiple bit count values respectively corresponding to multiple bit positions across the multiple memory addresses over time;
• control logic coupled to the bit counter array, the control logic configured to determine a shuffle map based on the multiple bit count values;
• and
• an interface coupled to the control logic, the interface configured to transmit at least one memory command to a memory device over an interconnect, the at least one memory command including the shuffle map and indicative that the memory device is to use the shuffle map to produce a shuffled memory address responsive to a memory address, the at least one memory command comprising a reset remapping cycle instruction indicative that the memory device is to reset a remapping cycle to prepare for using an updated shuffle map.