Write requests with partial translation units

A method comprising:

• determining that a write request comprises at least a partial translation unit, wherein a starting logical address indicated in the write request does not correspond to a starting address of a predefined translation unit;
• identifying a first entry in a translation map, the translation map mapping a plurality of translation units to a plurality of physical blocks, wherein the first entry identifies a first physical block corresponding to the predefined translation unit;
• mapping a second entry in the translation map to the first entry, wherein the second entry identifies a second physical block;
• and
• writing, to the second physical block associated with the predefined translation unit, a set of data corresponding to the partial translation unit.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

• determine that a write request comprises at least a partial translation unit, wherein a size of the partial translation unit is smaller than a size of a predefined translation unit and the partial translation unit is a last element of a set of translation units specified by the write request;
• identify a first entry in a translation map, the translation map mapping a plurality of translation units to a plurality of physical blocks, wherein the first entry identifies a first physical block corresponding to the predefined translation unit;
• map a second entry in the translation map to the first entry, wherein the second entry identifies a second physical block;
• and
• write, to the second physical block associated with the predefined translation unit, a set of data corresponding to the partial translation unit.