Non-volatile memory

A method, comprising:

• writing a first stream of data to a first block of a non-volatile memory;
• detecting a full condition of the first block of the non-volatile memory;
• identifying valid data associated with the first block of the non-volatile memory;
• copying the valid data associated with the first block to a second block of the non-volatile memory without first seeking a free block, wherein the second block is contiguous to the first block of the non-volatile memory;
• and
• writing a second stream of data to the second block of the non-volatile memory.

A non-volatile memory comprising

• a first region, the first region including:
• a first block to store a first stream of data until a first block full condition associated with the first block is met;
• a second block to store selected data copied from the first block and to store a second stream of data after the first block full condition is met;
• a second region, the second region including:
• a third block to store a third stream of data until a third block full condition is met;
• and
• a fourth block to store selected data copied from the third block and to store a fourth stream of data after the third block full condition is met.

A method comprising:

• receiving streaming data at a first block of a non-volatile memory;
• identifying a second block of the non-volatile memory that is contiguous to the first block, wherein the second block is identified irrespective of the location of any free block in the non-volatile memory;
• receiving data copied from the first block at the second block of the non-volatile memory;
• and
• receiving streaming data at the second block of the non-volatile memory.

A memory controller comprising:

• an interface to communicate with a non-volatile memory;
• a write module to write a first stream of data to a first block of the non-volatile memory;
• a detection module to detect a full condition of the first block of the non-volatile memory;
• a control module to copy valid data from the first block of the non-volatile memory to a second block of the non-volatile memory without first finding a free block of the non-volatile memory;
• and
• wherein the write module writes a second stream of data to the second block of the non-volatile memory after the detection module has detected the full condition.