Systems and methods for prioritizing error correction data

A method for ordering erasure pointers, the method comprising:

• receiving a plurality of error indications, wherein each of the plurality of error indications includes an error value and an error pointer;
• ordering the plurality of error indications based on the respective error values;
• maintaining the plurality of error indications in a register set;
• and
• providing a selector circuit, wherein the selector circuit is operable to provide respective error pointers from the register set based on the ordering of the plurality of error indications.

A system for generating and ordering error indications, the system comprising:

• an error indication generator, wherein the error indication generator provides at least a first error value and an associated first error pointer, and a second error value and an associated second error pointer;
• and
• an error prioritizing circuit, wherein the error prioritizing circuit is operable to:
• receive the first error value and an associated first error pointer, and the second error value and the associated second error pointer,
• compare the first error value with the second error value, wherein the first error value indicates an error of greater significance than the second error value;
• and
• maintain a prioritized list of the first error pointer and the second error pointer, wherein the prioritized list indicates that the first error pointer is associated with an error of greater significance than that of the second error pointer.