Apparatus, system, and method for a persistent object store

An apparatus for persistently storing data objects, the apparatus comprising:

• an object store index module that maintains an object store, the object store associating each data object of a plurality of data objects with a unique key value;
• a storage module that intermingles object store data defining the object store with workload data on solid-state storage media of a solid-state storage device such that the object store data receives the same data protection characteristics as the workload data, the object store data stored at a logical block address, wherein the logical block address is a member of a restricted set of logical block addresses of the solid-state storage device and the logical block address is mapped to a location of the object store data on the solid-state storage media of the solid-state storage device;
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• a read module that provides a requested data object from the plurality of data objects to a requesting client in response to receiving a read request for the requested data object from the requesting client, the read request comprising the key value associated with the requested data object.

A system for persistently storing data objects, the system comprising:

• a solid-state storage device in communication with a host device, the solid-state storage device comprising a restricted set of logical block addresses;
• a device driver for the solid-state storage device, the device driver executing on the host device, the device driver comprising,
• an object store index module that maintains an object store, the object store associating each data object of a plurality of data objects with a unique key value;
• a storage module that persists object store data defining the object store to a logical block address of the solid-state storage device in response to an update event, wherein the logical block address is a member of the restricted set of logical block addresses and the logical block address is mapped to a location of the object store data on the solid-state storage device;
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• a read module that provides a requested data object from the plurality of data objects to a requesting client in response to receiving a read request for the requested data object from the requesting client, the read request comprising the key value associated with the requested data object.