Method to switch between traditional ssd and open-channel ssd without data loss

A method, comprising:

• receiving a first command at a solid-state device to synchronize a logical-to-physical address table of a host, the first command comprising a scatter gather list entry of respective addresses of the logical-to-physical address table;
• in response to the first command, read the logical-to-physical address table from the host using the respective addresses;
• receiving a second command at the solid-state device to synchronize a validity bitmap of the host, the second command comprising a scatter gather list entry of respective addresses of the validity bitmap;
• in response to the second command, read the validity bitmap from the host using the respective addresses;
• recycling a plurality of blocks of memory cells of the solid-state device;
• and
• in response to completion of the recycling, updating a configuration file to indicate that a role of the solid-state device has changed from an open-channel solid-state device in which flash translation layer processes are managed by the host to a traditional solid-state device in which the flash translation layer processes are managed by the solid-state device.