System and method for direct disk accessing
AssigneeRayMX Microelectrics, Corp.
InventorsChen-Yu CHEN, Chih-Ching CHIEN, Yen-Chung CHEN
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Abstract
A computing system including a memory, a processor and a solid state disk is provided. The memory stores a disk access driver program. The solid state disk includes a storage circuit and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a processing unit, a first access path and a second access path. The processing unit communicates with the processor through the first access path. The processor executes the driver program that enables the processor to process a disk access command for directly accessing the storage circuit of the solid state disk through the second access path.
Claims18
A system comprising:
- a memory configured to store a driver program;
- a processor;
- and
- a storage device comprising a storage circuit and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit comprises:
- a processing unit configured to communicate with the processor through a first access path, and to receive a first access command from the processor through the first access path to access the storage circuit of the storage device;
- wherein the processor is configured to execute the driver program that enables the processor to process a second access command for accessing the storage circuit of the storage device through a second access path,
- wherein the second access path does not pass through the processing unit of the storage device.
A method for accessing a storage device, the method comprising:
- performing, by a processing unit of the storage device, communication with a processor through a first access path of the storage device;
- receiving, by the processing unit, a first access command from the processor through the first access path to access a storage circuit of the storage device;
- and
- accessing, by the processor and a driver program stored in a memory, the storage circuit of the storage device through a second access path according to a second access command;
- wherein the second access path does not pass through the processing unit of the storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.