Global extension of a logical-to-physical region of a data storage device

A data storage device comprising:

• a controller configured to:
• determine whether a request to perform a data transfer operation has been received,
• determine whether a request to perform a garbage collection operation is necessary during the data transfer operation,
• generate an extended logical-to-physical (L2P) table including information for the data transfer operation in response to determining the request to perform the data transfer operation has been received and the request to perform the garbage collection operation is necessary,
• transmit the extended L2P table to one or more peer data storage devices, and
• perform the garbage collection operation after transmitting the extended L2P table to the one or more peer data storage devices.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for determining whether a request to perform a data transfer operation has been received at a data storage device;
• means for determining whether a request to perform a garbage collection operation is necessary during the data transfer operation;
• means for generating an extended logical-to-physical (L2P) table including information for the data transfer operation in response to determining the request to perform the data transfer operation has been received and the request to perform the garbage collection operation is necessary;
• means for transmitting the extended L2P table to one or more peer data storage devices;
• and
• means for performing the garbage collection operation after transmitting the extended L2P table to the one or more peer data storage devices.