Data storage device and method for reducing an impact of a wordline-to-wordline short when storing video

A method comprising:

• performing in a data storage device in communication with a host, the data storage device comprising a memory comprising a plurality of wordlines:
• receiving, from the host, a plurality of video frames for storage in the memory;
• negotiating a communication mechanism with the host for receiving information for identifying which video frames of the plurality of video frames are adjacent;
• receiving, from the host, the information for identifying which video frames of the plurality of video frames are adjacent;
• and
• storing adjacent video frames of plurality of video frames in non-adjacent wordlines in the memory.

A data storage device comprising:

• a memory comprising a plurality of wordlines;
• and
• means for:
• receiving, from a host, a plurality of video frames for storage in the memory;
• negotiating a communication mechanism with the host for receiving information for identifying which video frames of the plurality of video frames are adjacent;
• receiving, from the host, the information for identifying which video frames of the plurality of video frames are adjacent;
• and
• storing adjacent video frames of plurality of video frames in non-adjacent wordlines in the memory.